ᐅ Driveway / Parking Area with Garden Bed – How Should the Edging Be Constructed?
Created on: 12 Aug 2022 17:54
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Dominik Volz
Hello everyone!
This is my first post here!
My name is Dominik, I live in North Rhine-Westphalia, was born in ’81, and am an ambitious hobbyist.
That’s a bit about me.
I need help with the following topic: We want to create a green area or flower bed with plants in the middle of our newly made driveway (formerly a front yard, already excavated to depth). For this purpose, an area of about 2x2m (6.5x6.5 feet) should be bordered. I have attached a sample picture.
Since there will be parking spaces for cars on both sides, I am concerned about how the edge, meaning the border between the paving and the green area, should be built. We would prefer not to use lawn edging stones because they are not very attractive. So either directly laying the paving stones up to the topsoil or creating a row of soldier-course paving stones as the border.
The rest of the driveway will be filled and compacted with a base layer/gravel.
Now the questions:
1. Should there also be a base layer under the flower bed? If yes, how much topsoil do I need for small trees or shrubs?
2. Will the border hold up if I set the soldier-course stones in concrete? How should the structure underneath be built?
It would be great if someone could provide some answers.
Thanks!!
This is my first post here!
My name is Dominik, I live in North Rhine-Westphalia, was born in ’81, and am an ambitious hobbyist.
That’s a bit about me.
I need help with the following topic: We want to create a green area or flower bed with plants in the middle of our newly made driveway (formerly a front yard, already excavated to depth). For this purpose, an area of about 2x2m (6.5x6.5 feet) should be bordered. I have attached a sample picture.
Since there will be parking spaces for cars on both sides, I am concerned about how the edge, meaning the border between the paving and the green area, should be built. We would prefer not to use lawn edging stones because they are not very attractive. So either directly laying the paving stones up to the topsoil or creating a row of soldier-course paving stones as the border.
The rest of the driveway will be filled and compacted with a base layer/gravel.
Now the questions:
1. Should there also be a base layer under the flower bed? If yes, how much topsoil do I need for small trees or shrubs?
2. Will the border hold up if I set the soldier-course stones in concrete? How should the structure underneath be built?
It would be great if someone could provide some answers.
Thanks!!
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NatureSys14 Aug 2022 11:41We also used a concrete key for this. It worked very well. Regarding the planter bed, you should consider carefully what you really want to plant there. For example, a tree or roses require a much deeper layer of soil compared to other plants that have very shallow roots.
NatureSys schrieb:
….Regarding the planting bed, you should think about what you really want to plant there. For example, a tree or roses need a much deeper layer of soil than other plants that have very shallow roots.Don’t worry about that.. It’s amazing how little space plants can thrive in. Our roses and grapevine, for instance, grow very well in a super narrow strip of bed right next to the garage 🙂 At our previous house, we had a grapevine in a container on the terrace, and it managed to find its way through a joint into the soil!The first picture is just to illustrate how narrow the strip is…