Clean Edges and Mulching Flower Beds | Landscaping Renovation: Phase 2
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- Edging and mulching our garden beds is the final step in our landscaping renovation. Here I put a brand new live edge, also known as a natural edge, throughout our entire flower beds. This is a lot of work but the transformation is fantastic. Nothing makes the lawn and landscaping pop like fresh black mulch.
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Your video was very informative and i must say to all younger men watching and reading the comments, to appreciate your youth as i am now 73 years old and doing the same improvements , and yard beautification and how i wish for those days of youth and strength. But through these excellent videos and my motto , "Don't let the old man in" my large yard is starting to look great. Thank you.
I absolutely love the contrast of black mulch with the greenery. This turned out great, hard work but the payoff is so worth it.
Thank you! This was one of the most satisfying project. Just lots of work. Thanks for the support!
Even with no barrier it turned out nice still
Thanks! I put preen down for my weed barrier each year.
Solid video
Thank you!
Looks amazing Ben !! And the black mulch makes everything pop
Thank you! I 100% agree.
Your hard work sure paid off. It looks fantastic!
Thank you!
Lunchtime? You need beer time!!! 🍺 you got to stay hydrated!
Yes sir! Thank you for watching this was a lot of work!
It IS a ton of work and you guys did a great job!
Thank you!
SO NICE! I am going to do mine this summer. I love how low your bushes are, it shows off your house nicely.
Thank you. Good luck with your project.
Wow, those are some great edges. Looks so much better now.
Thank you!
Looks much nicer . great job .
Thank you! Cheers!
Live edges are the best! Looking good!
Thanks, Dino!
Very nice contrast with the mulch. Beautiful sharp edges. Looks clean.
Thank you!
Good job man, it looks wonderful!
Thank you! Cheers!
Looks so nice. That front tree looks like it was a real stinker.
Love me some live edges!
Thanks, Michael! Catchin' up on some old videos?
@@TheLawnGuardian in late to the party, so gotta catch up 😉
@@1975oldschool better late than never.
Nice edges!!!
Thank you!
Beautiful
Thank you!
☀️Looks amazing!! Love the natural sharp edges. Great job! 👍
Thank you!
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I stupidly forgot the login password. I would appreciate any tricks you can give me!
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Thanks so much, you really help me out !
Amazing 🤩
Thank you! Cheers!
Looks fantastic Ben love the look of dark mulch 👍🏻👍🏻
Thank you!
Wow that inspires me to get rid of the black plastic edging and go live edge.
I despise that black plastic edging. Go with the natural edge! 👍 Thanks for watching!
Looks great, I'm a natural edge, black mulch man myself!
It's the only way to go.
beautiful work, turned out great
Thank you!
This may be what sets me over to come convert mine 💚
Do it! It way worth it! It'll look twice as nice on a reel mowed lawn as well.
Just started mine today!
Great vid...
While I was in Branson recently. I stopped by the Menards there and bought the 1100 lbs Yardworks Cart. Thanks for the heads-up concerning the Yardworks cart being manufactured by the same company as Gorilla Cart. Saved a little money...thats always nice
Awesome! I love the one we got! It's come in handy a lot. Glad I was able to pass along the word to help people save some $.
AMAZING JOB!!!!!
Thank you!
Man it looks awesome great job you 2
Thank you!
Looks awesome
Great job.
Thank you! Cheers!
Love the Mary statue
Thank you!
This was a 1 man job? Holy hell I do this for a living and don’t think I would have talent this on as a 1 man job, I give you props
Thank you sir! It was definitely a lot of work and took a few weekends to get done. Thanks for watching!
I’ve done this 10+ years and the edging is one of the best I’ve seen, nice talent and super clean work
Looks great!
Thank you!
You did a great job brother 👏🏾👌🏾🌱
Thank you, sir! The making of my raised garden beds will soon be up.
Sharp edges! Love it! Good work. Those tree roots are gnarly! Miss the beard!
Thank you. It will be back soon enough.
Great work and vid
Thank you, Aaron!
Man. Love the transformation. Looks awesome.
Thank you!
Love everything about it. Nice work Ben!
Thank you!
Well done. May you neighbors hang their head in shame and look with awe upon your landscaping prowess! LOL :)
Lol! I don't know there are some really nice lawns and landscapes in this neighborhood.
Great job! Looks awesome
Thank you! Cheers!
Awesome well done sir!
Thank you!
Good shit bro. Gonna have to do the same. Not looking forward to the work but anxious for the finished product.
Thank you! Keep your eyes on the price.
Nicely done. Proper spading with shovel and debris removal. Implement Snapshot for early weed prevention prior to mulch install.
Thank you! I actually use Preen as pre-emergent in my garden beds. I've heard good things about Snapshot a though! Thank you for watching!
Great job! Looks Really Nice!
Thank you, sir! Looking forward to seeing how your landscape projects turned out.
@@TheLawnGuardian I'm almost done work is taking a lot of my time but its gonna get done!
@@Guac413 I gotcha. Be well!
You guys did an AMAZING JOB, I LOVE IT!
Thank you!
I just bought a property and it was a nightmare due to 13 massive pine trees, the previous owners had volcano mulch everywhere on them and it had root girdling all over the place, I couldn't even use a shovel or edger due to roots in the way so I had to improvise. Took 18 yards of black mulch and over a month to get it looking right.
Great video buddy really informative
Thank you!
Shoooosh
Lots of work for sure! Thanks for watching!
this was so sick bro
Thank you!
That looks fantastic Ben! Great job.
Thank you!
I would have kept the edging blocks. The live edge looks great for about two weeks. After that if fills up with leaves, weeds, and grass clippings when you mow the lawn. Just to much maintenance. Thanks for video.
I haven't had any of those issues with this edging. There is some maintenance but very little. Thanks for watching!
Looks nice, but in the tree mulch area I may have seen signs of future tree girdling. Might want to check out the roots that looked like they were starting to wrap. Not sure though, it went by pretty fast.
You are right, They were starting to wrap around the tree. I brought the mulch down further on the trunk and removed those roots. Thanks for watching and for the support!
hey lovely video, just a question, what made you decide to do natural edging? wouldnt it make it harder to maintain as its easier for grass to creep into the garden bed versus having bricks as edges to prevent creeping grass?
I chose natural edging because I prefer the look of it. I have had stone, metal, plastic, and paver edging and don't find those any easier to maintain than the natural edging. They all need some aspect of maintenance from time to time as the stone, paver, or plastic edging shifts over time and need to be adjusted. Natural edging needs to be redefined from time to time as well. If you trim along the natural edging every week when you mow it keeps the grass from spreading into the landscaping. Thank you for watching and leaving this comment.
Looks really nice I wanted to add mulch as well in my landscaping this year but figure out I have to solve first the trees problem that are loosing to much leaves
Right on. Good luck and thank you for your support!
How do you maintain this live edge? After a year the mulch decomposes and becomes soil, correct? So this needs to be done every year to keep the edge?
Great question! Each year there is some minor defining work you have to do to the edge but it's very minimal. Check out this video of my friend, Cam redefining his edges. This is similar to what I do each year. th-cam.com/video/z5IfKGMZMGw/w-d-xo.html
@@TheLawnGuardian Thank you that helped.
It would be great if you would link part 1, etc...in the comments. I couldn't find part 1.
Sorry about that. Here's the link. th-cam.com/video/OJEXmO8ST7s/w-d-xo.html
Comcast runs under 6in sometimes 1-2inches below the serface thankfully your in the front.
Why don’t you use a bender board or that type of edging for separation?
I just prefer this look. Thanks for watching!
Hi from fresno cali
Hello! Thank you for watching!
A ton of work includes- not including a weed barrier(- single 12’x100 roll could finish 1/3 of the job), nor clarifying to add mulch after seasons or enough mulch to cover top roots. Great lines along the barrier 👍🏼
I generally don't like using a fabric weed barriers in garden beds like this due to bad experiences I have had in the past with it. I use preen once a year in my garden beds and have had better luck this way. I do use fabric weed barrier in areas like this though. th-cam.com/video/3EUNoSUG0es/w-d-xo.html Thanks for the comment and suggestions!
@@TheLawnGuardian I understand - I only use fabric under rocks to help with the rain water washing up that dirty water on the white peble rocks - but everytime I have used fabric in someone else's yard, a year later the weeds are growing on top of the fabric and sticking to the fabric - even makes it hard to pull the weeds by hand once they get stuck in that fabric - and looks bad when rain washes the mulch out of different spots - I never use fabric under mulch and have better luck than people using it as far as weeds
How long does the sharp edge last? How do you maintain it?
It last all year. There is some maintenance each year to help sharpen them up a bit but overall, they last a while.
The dirt that you remove do you just even it out with the dirt that is their already or do you put it in a bag to throw it somewhere else
The dirt I removed I used to fill in the bottom of the raised garden beds we made. th-cam.com/video/4pjBbtYqhW8/w-d-xo.html
I’m in Texas and hardly see this. What keeps the mulch from getting into the grass when weedeating
Hey Clayton! Since I grew up in the Texas I did not see live edging much either and I think it's due to how the grass types grow down there. With bermuda and St. Augustine having stolens that grow along the ground it would be challenging to keep it out of the landscaping since these grass types grow pretty aggressively. When making this edging, you create a wedge or little valley that sits below the grass so the mulch stays out of the grass because it sits below it. You can see this at min 4:36 in this video. Thanks for watching!
@@TheLawnGuardian thanks for the reply that’s what I figured it was but didn’t know if there was a way to do it down here
@@claytonshilling240 you're welcome! It may be possible, you just might have to stay on top of keeping it trimmed along the edges more often than cool season grasses like mine.
now how do we mower it and keep the grass out the mulch
Keeping grass out from mowing is fairly easy but trimming and edging can be a little tricky. It's hard to explain how to do it through text and you're not the first person to ask this question so I plan to make a video about this, this year. Thanks for watching!
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How do you control weeds with no barrier? Or is a barrier needed
I use Preen in my landscape beds. I have found this to work better than landscape fabric over time.
I love these clean edges and your technique. I'd like to get this look, but I wonder if it works with my yard. I have a sloped front yard going down from the street with some mulched beds against my house. Will these deep trenched edges make an unwanted water path when heavy rains come? I'm dealing with some erosion control by my front door walkway.
Hey Jay! Given your situation this style edging may not be best for your situation because water can collect here during heavy rains. Thanks for watching and I hope you're able to find a good substitute style edging!
How do you like having the live edge verse the pavers edge?
I like the look so far. The only thing I have noticed is I can get some slight pooling of water right at the edge during heavy rains. This will occasionally move the mulch as well a little but all and all it's not bad. You don't have this problem with paver edging but there are other issues I've had with paver edging so I suppose it's about choosing what you want to have to deal with while having a particular look with the different type of edging.
Amazing job on the edge work. What type black mulch did you use? Looking to a good mulch thats organic that doesn't strip nitrogen from the soil.
Thank you! I got this mulch from a local landscape supplier where I was able to buy it in bulk.
@@TheLawnGuardian Do you find that died mulch poses a soil conditioning hazard? Read that the die over time rinses off the mulch and seeps into the soil which leads to contamination. Was your mulch all woood or mixed with soil as well? Thanks
Looks great i would of cut the roots out around the one tree.
I thought about doing that but I didn't want to kill the tree.
So when you use the string trimmer to edge now, how will you keep it from throwing mulch into your grass?
It's all about how you use the trimmer. My trimmer head spins counter clockwise so if I keep the trimmer head to my left when trimming, it will throw the clippings back in the lawn. Now when I trim the straight part of the edge, some clippings will go in the landscaping but it's marginal. I hope that makes sense. Maybe I'll do a video on it!
@@TheLawnGuardian I had the same question. Looking to put this same ground cover in a portion of my yard and wasn’t sure how to keep the edge looking sharp over time
Looks beautiful!! Should have added rocks around the edges....
Thank you and thank you for the tips. This may be something we do in the future!
I love it! looks beautiful. Do you know what exactly that mulch is called?
Thank you! This was just a black mulch we got bulk from a local landscape supplier.
Did you give up on the hart tools only saw the video of the mower what about the trimmer and blower
No I didn't give up. I'm going to doing a full review on the mower, trimmer, and blower soon. I just want to use them more before doing the review video. Thanks for following up!
How much of the top soil do you remove before adding the mulch? (Approximately in inches)
I only removed soil from the front, around the edges, and it was probably 3-4 inches or so.
@@TheLawnGuardian thanks! I appreciate the response
Fixing to do this myself. One question. Did you do anything to prevent grass from growing ? Barrier?
Hey Bobby! I use Preen once a year in my landscape beds and have great success with this. I used it in this video to before putting mulch down but I forgot to mention it. Thanks for watching!
I would have trim bushes before I laid fresh mulch. Also u could have tried to leave some space against the house with the mulch for termite purposely. Mulch spreaded then want be to effect against stopping weeds from growing
I trimmed all the bushes in the first part of this project before the video before this one. th-cam.com/video/OJEXmO8ST7s/w-d-xo.html. Thank you for watching and your tips!
So no landscape fabric for weeds is ok?
Hey! What kind of black mulch was used here? My husband and I are moving into a rental home and we’re updating the landscape and want to go with black!
It's just black mulch I had delivered from a local landscape supplier.
What type of mulch did you use?
It's just dyed black wood mulch.
What are your thoughts on landscape fabric before laying the mulch?
I find it good in some instances like where I used it in this video with rock. th-cam.com/video/3EUNoSUG0es/w-d-xo.html But for this section of my landscaping I use preen once a year and I have found it does a great job. I used it in this video before putting mulch down but I forgot to mention it. Thank you for watching!
The job came out great man. Out of curiosity do you have an issue with weeds when mulching right onto the dirt? Do you put down any chems first?
Thank you! I don't have much weed pressure in my landscaping. I used preen before putting the mulch down in this video I just forgot to mention it. I also use preen annually and have found it does a great job.
Hey! Loved your video. I never thought about doing this instead of retaining blocks for flower bed. How far down did you dig your border?
Hey so before doing something like this there are things you should note
- Yes it looks good,for a while.
-Over time with settling, the mulch will run into your yard( had the same issue myself so I put in metal edging)
- Retaining wall or even metal edging looks more professional
- if you don't cut the edge right, the dip will flood and kill your flowers and make a mud mess of your yard around the bed
I dug down about 4" or so. Doing the landscape border like this does require some routine maintenance each year but in my experience retaining wall stones or metal edging also requires some routine maintenance to keep it looking professional as well. If you keep up with the maintenance of this natural edge it looks just as professional as the retaining wall stones and metal edging.
Who is this imposter? 🤔What did you do with Ben? Ben has a full beard. Edges look nice and clean love the dark mulch.
🤣 The beard grows like a weed. It'll be back soon enough. Thanks for watching as always, Grace!
Ben - how deep did you make those edges? Mine just don't look the same at 4"
Hmm. I'd say it's around 5" or so.
What a great transformation! I'm just wondering about the blacl-cloured mulch. Is that dyed mulch toxic?
is that the 4 or 7 cu cart?
It's the 7cuft cart. It's made by the same company that makes gorilla carts but it's the Menards brand and is a bit cheaper. www.menards.com/main/outdoors/gardening/garden-landscaping-tools/wheelbarrows-carts/yardworks-reg-1-100-lb-poly-dump-cart/yrd63/p-1470102316658-c-13262.htm
3:28 no utilities should be this shallow….i watched AT&T bury my neighbors fiber line using an edger exactly like yours
Are those miniature shrubs? I'm over the big ones, those look nice
Thank you for watching! They are not miniature, I try to keep them pruned a few times a year to keep them smaller.
I have a question that stumps me over and over:) How do you mow or weed eat around your mulched beds without getting grass clippings in them. Thank you in advance
It take a little practice and it's a bit hard to explain but hopefully I can get around to making a video that describes how to do this. Thanks for watching.
Is the mulch still looking dark black or has it faded? if it fades you might want to look at getting a rich black top soil.
It's faded a little but I don't know of any mulch that doesn't fade after 12 months. Thanks for watching!
Might roll ya anKle on that edge but 🔥🔥🔥
Lord forgive me! I liked his video and it is at 666 likes. I hope everyone has a blessed day!
Thanks for watching and for the support!
Wouldn’t it be easier to have your wife do it and you watch?
Looks great!
Thank you!
Looks great!
Thank you!