Drive edging

[lettywetty]

Hi,

I need suggestions about edging.

See photos, I have a bungalow under rental, big tarmac drive which has seen better days. There was a stone wall separating the drive from the kerb. Only the first layer of stones are left now. Not nice looking and not practical as stones are being kicked, run over, you can find them all over the place.

Cannot redo the drive right now as I need to invest else where in the bungalow. I would need a way to make that edge nicer, more practical without damaging the drive further than what it is.

The edge is curvy. The drive is a layer of concrete under a layer of tarmac. How could I make that look nicer without spending too much. I want to do it myself.

I thought to replace the stones by these common concrete edging slabs. Is there something else easier to install or nicer loooking? All I want is just for the soil and the bark to stay in place and not spread on the drive. There is no depth of the soil really, it is almost at the level of the drive.

Thanks to give me ideas.

Letty

 

[domdee]

i think it looks fine as it is! wouldnt waste my time or money on it.

 

[lettywetty]

Hi Domdee,

Maybe I am too fussy!
The thing is that the stones are not stuck to the ground anymore and sometimes they end up on the drive or among the bushes. The place can look neglected and abandoned. Tenants just don't care.
But maybe you are right, I'll see.

Thanks.

Letty

 

[martin hill]

Letty just lift the stones.
Lazy way would be to lift the stones and in the bed fill postcrete and sprinkle with water and replace the stones as you go along before it sets.

Best way.
Dig a slight trench and bed them in with a mortar mix. They look good as they are if stuck down.

 

[Munroast]

I'm with domdee, think they have a lot more character than standard concrete edging. Can you not sort of cement in what you already have.
Digging it all out and concreting in new edging then back filling would be a fairly big job (1½ hour per meter?) plus a fair few ton to bring in and take away. I would leave it until you were doing the whole driveway.

 

[lettywetty]

Thank you all for your good advises, I will do that, try to stick them.
Letty