Can landscape edging be used beside a walkway?

Yes, landscape edging can separate a planting bed from a walkway. The border should stay stable and leave the walking surface clear.

What changes the price of landscape edging on a garden project?

Landscape edging cost depends on the selected material, bed length, ground preparation, curves, and access for installation.

Does landscape edging stop weeds completely?

No, landscape edging doesn't stop weeds completely. It can make the bed boundary easier to maintain, but windblown seeds and spreading roots may still enter.

Glossary

What Is Landscape Edging?

Landscape Edging is a garden border that separates planting areas from lawns, paths, or other surfaces. It may use metal, stone, brick, plastic, wood, or living plants. Edging helps keep soil and mulch in place, defines bed shapes, and creates a clear line between different parts of a landscape.

Last reviewed: October 29, 2026Reviewed by Adam Gorski

Local relevance: Issaquah's wet winters and sloped residential sites can make drainage and soil movement important when landscape edging borders planting beds.

Quick Facts About Landscape Edging

Key Takeaways About Landscape Edging

Edging creates a visible boundary between landscape areas.
A stable border helps contain soil and mulch.
Edging is not the same as a retaining wall.

How Landscape Edging Works

A hand presses black garden edging into soil beside grass and wood chips in a backyard

Landscape Edging works by placing a continuous border along the edge of a planting bed. The border may sit level with the ground or rise slightly above it. Its height and shape depend on the bed design, nearby surfaces, and the material used.

Related glossary terms: Hardscape, Mulch, Soil Amendment.

Installers prepare a narrow trench or base, set the edging in place, and secure or anchor it as needed. The finished line should follow the planned curve without creating sharp changes that make mowing difficult. Mulch can then fill the bed up to the border, while lawn or paving stays outside it.

Edging marks a design boundary, but it doesn't hold back large amounts of soil. A retaining wall handles soil pressure and changes in grade. Edging mainly defines space and limits the movement of loose bed materials.

A man and woman crouch in a garden bed, talking beside plants and a clipboard

Expert Note

When we plan edging, we match its line to the bed shape, nearby paving, and mowing path. We also check that the border won't block drainage or trap water against a walk. In Garden Design, we coordinate the edging with plant spacing and the final mulch level.

Landscape Edging in Practice: A Real-World Example

A Garden Design may place a curved planting bed beside a lawn and walkway. Landscape edging can follow the curve, keep mulch inside the bed, and give the planting area a clean boundary.