Curbing tape beds: benefits, selection, manufacturing

Decor elements in the territory near private homes, Cottages and gardens come into vogue. You can see the self-made fountains, swans of the tires or fence out of the bushes. Ornamental shrubs and flowers - highlight the personality of the owner, and paved track - complement the landscape. To add elegance to the framing used curb tape beds - convenient and easy to use material having a wide range. When used properly, a decor element will be a perfect complement beds supporting its shape.

Curbing tape beds: features and interesting material fotoprimery use

Curbing tape for beds - a product made of plastic of various colors, usually black or green stripes. There may be other colors, but they are less common and are used only as an element of decor of your garden.

Using such a material can be given garden beds any shape, making them non-standard. AT greenhouses and greenhouses curb the use of tape for the beds can be used a maximum of space for planting, other than wood or walls.

The width and height of the different products, choose the appropriate option at the height of the beds is simple. If damaged one structural member, it is easy to replace, by cutting a piece of desired length from purchased or remaining roll.

Curbing the ribbon for the garden is mainly used in two situations:

• To create a bulk tracks. The material acts as a separator to form a border of the track and not allowing it blur. Take a strip of width 7.4 cm or 10 cm, deepening in the ground, leaving up to 3 cm above the soil surface.

• Installation of raised beds. This type provides uniform watering and prevents blurring of fertile soil. Use models with a width of 20-30 cm, and also digged in the earth, leaving the desired height. Often strengthen the construction of pegs made of wood, plastic or metal tube, Possible option of using a thick wire.

The tape is easy to close in the ring or make a squiggly line. It is possible to form a flat bed into a square or rectangle. It all depends on the purpose of use and options landscape design.

material benefits

Curbing tape beds widely used by truckers and farmers due to the large number of advantages:

• high flexibility, allowing you to create any shape;
• Saves the current design and color;
• affordable price: cheaper material of brick, stone or timber;
• life: service life of 10 years without a process of decay;
• ease of installation without calling masters independently;
• may be reused by removing the beds for the winter;
• applies to limit proliferation color area;
• does not impair the ability of soil to allow air and safe for the environment.

The texture on sale there are corrugated, wavy, curly and flat versions. The width ranges from 10 to 90 cm, a thickness of 1.2 mm. Produced in rolls of 10 to 50 m, and the average cost per square meter is 20-25 p.

To understand the diversity of the material, look at a few interesting examples of the photo:

Use of a decorative border for beds

Creature flower beds and other elements of decor with their own hands - a favorite occupation professional designers or consumers. With it, not only reinforce the ground in the right form, but also embody the present multi-level creation.

Consider the example of the creation of the usual beds, from which you can make a multi-level miracle. To work, prepare secateurs or scissors and hot soldering Iron for soldering segments.

Fotoprimer	stage work
	Dig small trench for mounting. The depth will depend on the width of the selected product.
	Vertically put tape. End protrudes by about 3 cm above the ground. Tensioned material hands and form attached pegs.
	Filling of soil and tamping.

To help you sort out the use of curb tape, look at the video on the topic:

You can buy borders for flower beds in any city at a reasonable price and the required size. Here are some examples of value:

Name	Picture	Size (Height * Thickness)	Cost, rub.
Wavy ribbon curb Raco, wavy, Germany		9 * 1 cm	390
Plastic enclosure, 6m, Archimedes		15 * 0.6 cm	630
Ribbon curb Grinda, 9 m		20 * 0.8 cm	510

And do not forget about the main advantage of the material - the ability to create any form of beds or places for flowers.

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Where you can still use the garden curb-tape

In addition to framing and footpaths bedsAs well as the creation of flower beds of different shapes, holiday ribbon used in several cases:

• For creating multi-level structures (Rock garden rockeries and) by lifting and securing the ground. This soil will be better ventilated and dry out.

• limit line lawn. This is another method landscape designAllowing to extend the scope of the green.

• Make insulating layer. The properties of the material allow its use as a sealing greenhouses or compost heaps. As well as protecting tape edge fences from the effects of moist soil.

A variety of materials allows you to buy garden curbs tape to length, thickness and size depending on the intended use. Here are some interesting ways to apply:

Other types of frame, in addition to plastic edging for flowerbeds

To select a suitable material for the creation of a platform for seedlings or flowers should evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of other materials. These include:

• slate;
• wood;
• metal;
• stone or concrete.

Let us consider each of them. And evaluate why buy borders for flower beds of plastic is better for many truckers and lovers to decorate your site in front of the house, than other types of materials.

Slate edging flower beds

Previously slates was the most common one for creation of flower beds and flowerbeds. Popularity achieved at the expense of affordable cost and the possibility of using recycled materials. For example, after the roof covering works were pieces of slate.

Because of the shortcomings, most truckers are gone from the use of such material. Firstly, fragility. Construction of a flat or corrugated slate is easy to break during installation and during operation. Secondly, the slate is not environmentally friendly, so with time highlights the soil harmful substances are bad for the plants.

wooden structures

Wood products are environmentally friendly. You can create a structure of any height, but over time, boards, timber or slats are susceptible to moist soil and rotting, losing its characteristics.

To avoid swelling and destruction of wooden borders, they are covered with a special protective layer solution 2-3 or varnish is applied. This type of decoration is ideal for many sites, but it turns out more expensive plastic border.

Galvanized metal frame or border for beds

For shaping flowerbed or grouting under a bed using galvanized metal sheets. Selecting another embodiment will apply a layer of lacquer or yearly paints on the frame so that no corrosion.

Externally, these fences look very presentable and have a long service life. But at the initial stage it will have to fork.

Stone or concrete beds

This material is not found on the normal summer cottage or gardening area. They are used by professional landscape designers. The durability and beauty of stone corresponds with its high cost. A custom design from concrete the same will cost you a lot.

In addition to the value attributed to the shortcomings of large size structures. On a small garden plot such structures simply do not fit.

Why choose a border for flower beds made of plastic

Curbing tape - the best option for decorating flowerbeds and beds. The cost of packaging is available to everyone, and you can immediately find the right height. With the installation there is no difficulty, even multi-layered flower bed can be done in a few hours.

High service life and resistance to mechanical damage becomes an invaluable advantage in small areas. A not rot or forming ability to Moss germination curb surface allows the soil to dry faster and better breathability.

Use a lot of options thanks to the large assortment and a wide choice of colors. All this induces more consumers use on their sites data decoration material and arrangement of beds.

Price toe tape beds

Buy borders for flower beds of plastic can afford to every consumer. Reviewing mostly positive, and the installation is performed within a few hours. Someone gives preference to domestic producers, while many foreign firms represented on the market today cottage and garden equipment.

Name with photo	Picture	Dimensions (T *)	Cost, rub.
Country black 10m		11 * 2 cm	750
Pebbles B-75.04.13-wsp plastic		77.5 * 3.6 * 12.7 cm	165 pcs.
Garden designer terracotta		* W * T 21 * 0.3 * 4.5 cm	1000
Ribbon curb the B-20/30, 30 m		1.2 mm thickness, 15 cm height	1730

Mary was Moscow: "I bought 'Black Country 10m" for the area near the high-rise building. I wanted something beautiful. She has established several round beds. Over the summer, not faded and the shape is not lost. "

Constantine was Samara: "I have a house and private land near small. I thought to decorate from scrap materials, but did not have time to cut. Bought curb "Kameshki B-75.04.13-pp plastic" for finishing track. It looks great. "

Daria, city Tver: "There was the time to think, got the first favorite model -" terracotta garden designer. " To install enough dent in the ground due to sharp edges. perfectly "I went for a bed.

Michael, the Rostov-on-Don: "I decided to somewhat strengthen beds. And nanoshu black soil, and after the rain it all blurs. I select more yardage to the entire site enough. "Lenta curb the B-20/30" form keeps well. "

Thus, reviews of tape to curb beds only positive. Options Wheelbarrows enough, the easiest - wide strip, which should be deepened in the ground. If you do not want to buy something, you can always make a bed out of scrap materials.

How to make borders for flower beds with their own hands with photos and video

For lovers to do something out of scrap materials many options jewelry suburban areas. The easiest way to create a flower bed - cut it out of old tires or frame the colored plastic bottles.

Here are some interesting fotoprimerov Self-edging for flower beds:

Let us consider how to make a border for the beds of the bottles, as this is the cheapest and most common option.

Border for a bed with his hands out of plastic bottles

Ways to create frames for beds and beds of many plastic bottles. It all depends on the size and shape of the selected container. Consider a vertical installation option 1.5 liter containers.

Illustration	What need to do
	Remove the label from the bottle, well they wash and dry. For durability, fill them with sand, gravel or soil.
	Dig a trench around the perimeter of the flower beds or beds. The depth of 8-10 cm, and the width corresponds to the bottles.
	Place the bottle upright, the most pressing them to each other. And prikopalis ground.

Here is a short video on the topic to be understood the nuances of the work:

How to Make a stone curb their own hands

If you do decide to decorate the stretch of road material or construction stones were neat form, you can make a border for flowerbeds of this natural material independently.

Illustration	stage work
	At the desired location, set the marking pegs and rope.
	Dig a trench for the foundation at 20-30 cm depth. Down Spread polyethylene or roofing material, then fill the cement solution.
	The dried solution make laying of stone from a large, adjusting them according to size. The gap between the elements are filled with cement mortar, add pea gravel or crushed stone for strength. It is important to leave a few gaps for ventilation.
	On topsheet place elements with a smooth surface.
	It remains to pour the soil in flower beds and planted plants.

Assemble your own flower bed of stones is not difficult, the main thing to observe a sequence of laying and use the solution correctly. After drying, this design will last a very long time. Here is the video example the construction of the stone beds:

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Some more photos

Using tape to curb beds and flower beds - the fastest and cheapest option to create elements of landscape design. And fix the fertile soil in the right place.

The shape, size and color of fences made of plastic, so choose the right is not difficult. But the durability and strength of the material will not alter a bed for many years.

Here are a few interesting examples of the creation or strengthening of ornamental flowerbeds beds:

Create vegetable or infield its Sci using a simple and practical material - toe plastic tape. Mount can itself unaided. And the result is stored permanently.