8 Herb garden edgings - Best Edging for herb gardens

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Herb gardens can be one of the most productive parts of a home dwellers garden. Unlike vegetables, herbs can take much less hard work and be harvested at leisure.

Fresh herbs can be utilised for garnish, salads, teas and medicinal applications. Herb gardens however are not just about functionality, they can look amazing too! With a bit of creative  landscaping and some planning herb gardens can become a real focal point.

Herb garden edging can play a very important role! Some herbs such as Mint and Lemon Balm can spread if not suitably contained. Consequently installing the robust edgings for herb gardens can be of utmost importance.

​In this article, I will list and summarise 8 fantastic edging choices for productive herb gardens. 

​1. Dry stone walling

Dry stone walling is an ancient building technique involving building walls with rock fragments.

​These can not only look extremely decorative, their multiple crevices can make perfect planting pockets for herbs. As herbs like warm, sunny places with good drainage, these walls can make perfect retaining beds for herbs. 

​2. Sleepers

Sleepers have become a favourite outdoor building material for their natural aesthetics and multiple uses.

These large sections of timber are extremely effective at making raised and retaining landscape edging. They can be installed length ways or cut into shorter sections and set in vertically.

​Their ability to create well drained, raised borders make them perfect edging for herb gardens. 
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​3. Sandstone blocks

​As many herbs originate from warm, rocky, climates natural stone is always suitable for herb gardens.

​This is especially so when it comes to sandstone! Sandstone has naturally light and radiant colours which gives it the feel of the Mediterranean.

​These sandstone blocks can be the perfect material for building raised edgings to decorative herb gardens. 

​4. Bricks

Bricks are one of the most versatile and varied building materials on the planet. With so many different variations, textures and colour styles there is so much to choose from.

​Made with natural clays bricks have unique colour variations which do not fade within sunlight. This makes them an effective edging material for herb gardens whatever your garden style. 
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​5. Terracotta rope top edging

A terracotta rope edging is a decorative edging product perfect for edging pathways and flower borders.

​This edging has a real feel of the Mediterranean with its warm colouration and rustic appeal. These linear edgings are perfect for building raised herb planters within your landscaping. These edgings are easy to install and very easy on the eye!  

​6. Rustic kerb edging stones

Kerb edging stones are pre-cast concrete kerbs typically installed as retaining edging to block paving and patio projects.

The large, bulky kerbs can form a robust, retaining, edging when laid tightly together. These rustic kerb edgings from marshals are perfect for building raised planters and edging to herb gardens. 
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​7. Rocks

If you want to create a real Mediterranean masterpiece, why not consider edging your herb garden with rocks. Rocks can be a great way to retain and build up free draining planting beds for herbs.

​These can be particularly effective arranged within a naturalistic rockery design. Rocks can also be set into mortar to create effective boundary edging to herb gardens. 
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​8. Rendered block 

There are two things which herbs really like; sunlight and warmth. Garden edgings built with concrete block and rendered can make exceptionally modern edging for herb gardens.

When painted white, these raised edgings can provide a real clean, Mediterranean look. The light colour will help reflect the sun and the concrete will boost warm microclimates.

​The result is edging which looks amazing and a happy, productive, herb garden.  
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Thank you for reading our article on the best herb garden edging materials. Below I will also include some other articles you may find useful. 

If you require garden edging or paving services do not hesitate tocontact me.

Based in Hyde Heath near Amersham, Buckinghamshire we undertake a broad range of garden landscaping services. some of our landscaping services include:

Patios, pathways, edging installation, new lawns, garden re-levelling, clearances, Gravel installation, garden design, garden drainage, garden walls, fencing, retaining walls, wildlife gardens, ponds and raised bed installation. 


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