How to Edge a Garden Bed With Brick | This Old House
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I was able to do something similar to all my garden beds(6) and used white brick and man did it come out great. I'm now adding a bunch new plants and seasonal vegetables and fruit. Where I live in Texas every single neighbor has their own garden and really a mini farm.
I live in Iowa and I used paver base with leveling sand for a similar project using retaining wall bricks. Pretty solid. I plan on doing the same thing as this video for the side of my house with the paver bricks and using paver base with leveling sand again. But I'll use the polymeric sand to fill gaps since they are pavers
Love the comments. Work for the sake of work. Proof that all you tube videos are useful
I wish I would have watched this BEFORE I did my project- oh well, live and learn. Or rather live, learn, tear it all up, do it over till I get it right.
Visiting friends will be really impressed when you tell them it took 4 years to complete this job...
It doesn't take that long. Not for lazy people though. My son and I are doing this now.
I thought I was the only one thinking this. Lol. That's way too much work
You and your son. More than 1 person who is inexperienced
@@athay14 It is a lot of work. If you need to hire a professional then you should avoid doing it. A lot of crouching and bending forward. Could be bad for someone with a bad back.
@@athay14 Correct. We are in the process of acquiring experience.
I love how you speak! So tranquil and relaxing to listen to!
True
Got a bunch of antique bricks I dug out of what is to be my new garden. I've been told that they used to firm the walkway. I'm trying to figure out what to do with them. This seems like a great idea.
make your garden edging radius to match your mowers turn radius
I watched this video 5 years ago when it was released.. Today, I have a weed filled trench, bricks in piles within the flower bed and I'm missing the tips of 3 fingers.... lol!
😂😮😂
Lmao
😂😂😂
I'm so glad I live in Texas. I don't have to worry about freezing bricks.
lol
wow - you make it seem so easy - looks great
@Lervon not at all - for me as a rookie, its seems thorough. I like that
I created two of these borders. I used gray bricks instead of red bricks
because they matched my house better.
Both gray brick borders were installed summer 2021. Now its been a year and they are still perfect, despite a winter of freeze-thaw.
The first brick border was a real learning experience. But after the first one it was easy. And somewhat addictive to create.
any photos?
no one cares
@@jaskaran-ll3xkrude. I care
A few pro tips: if you have one use a gas edger with the metal blade attachment. Makes digging out grass a lot faster. Use paint to mark curves and a piece of lumber to keep straight lines super straight as you cut with the edger. But more importantly the curved bricks are super easy and nicer than this video with two things - a speed square and a tile saw. A cheapie saw will work but as you move up in saw quality your job goes faster. When you get to the first brick in your curve lay it next to the previous brick. Lay the speed square on the previous brick and mark the angle with pencil on the next brick. That's your curve line! Each brick of the curve just lay next to the previous and mark with the speed square. More cuts to make but no gaps to fill and looks super professional.
Beautiful!
I'm a gonna do a sawtooth design with my bricks. Did the entire width inside my cedar fence for my daughter's garden. Freakin' breeze. Dig a trench, put down a string line to keep it straight and do a little trenching. Work with each brick & place on 45 degree angle. Very Zen like. Old Philly style border. Geeze, I need a landscaping degree for this project. I have to be an expert in enough garbage in this life. Landscaping ain't one of them. A project that's fun and easy. That's what I'm talking about.
Lovely job.
Very well done
Thanks Mark!
Very simple and attractive. Thank you for sharing.
Finally, someone using paver base. Well done.
@Construction Machinery Channel: i seen your comment in another video and I want to work on my garden but i dont have much experience and i been looking at garden videos for ideas. I notice some people in other videos just dig the holes and lay the bricks and others lay a concrete bed before laying the brick. What is the purpose of the concrete bed? And is it really needed when edging a garden?
@@Chris-29 I am in Chicago and here not many people recommend using concrete due to the freeze/thaw cycle. If you don't use a good base like paver base then the bricks are going to move around a lot after the winter and in a year it's going to not look so good. Concrete is not needed as long as you dig out some dirt and replace it with a good base. Then compact the base and put the pavers on top. Where are you located?
@@ConstructionMachineryChannel Oh ok i see.
Im located in north Texas
@@Chris-29 Yeah, up here we get the freeze/thaw cycle which changes things. Good luck.
I like the look of the bricklayed side by side, takes more bricks but looks better. thanks
To figure how many bricks you need, make 3-5 trips to Home Depot.
I’ll do Bunnings🇦🇺🇦🇺
So true!
Check your areas Marketplace. People give them away sometimes just to get rid of them
Home Depot Rules
This also applies for paver base and sand!
Looks fancy
Wow i like your garden very nice❤🙏💯
Wish my soil was this good
Really gorgeous work
Love watching This Old House, unfourtionally, the Pittsburgh channel, channel 13 PBS went off the air, can't get it anymore on my tv antenna. Bummer, and I love PBS educational TV channels.
That is nice videos
Nice!
tnx for the good idias
Y’all make it look and seem so easy! Even though it’s just bricks, the finished project is fantastic looking! I just had some edging done by my lawn/landscaper and it was not done anything like that! I’m totally bummed! I was going to ask him not to do the work but he showed up and was already down before I knew it 😩
I feel your pain! Just experienced it and the landscaper just put bricks down at the edge without much foundation work or even sand in between. The grass they laid is full of weeds in a matter of few weeks. Landscapers from hell…I will have to have it redone either by myself or engage another landscaper to help me out.
Nice redwings
Fantastic
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Everedge is so much easier and is permanent. It's sold on Amazon and in some catalogs. It creates a beautiful edging but it's costly. Five 5 inch tall metal edgers cost $119 - 130. It's worth it!
seem simple enough. i want to do this around my outside bird aviary when i build it.
Lo Khans No, for the love of God, don't do it! According to all the comments on here you are going to cut your hands off, get electrocuted, have a crooked border, and basically just do too much work. And whatever you do, don't use a tarp. From what I gather here it's an unnecessary step and you might break a sweat.
@@Rayzer2368 lo lo.
this can literally be done by laying down bricks-I live in upstate NY and even with the weather conditions I haven't needed anything else to hold them in place---they haven't budged lol
true
It just depends on what you are going for. The way this was done pretty much guarantees no future maintenance. So for a little more cash/time you wont be pulling weeds out of the edges or having your kids/dog etc move the bricks out of place ever so often.
I love it how all the “paver edging” videos all show people digging in nice loamy soils and level yards. Show me how to do it in a high sloping yard that is full of Alabama chert (concrete-like clay/ rock soil)! 🤣
Also, TOH once again is using “stone dust”. What the heck is that (other than the obvious - thanks to any CPT Obvious out there) and where can you find it? Cannot find it in the southeast.
So lovely. I want this !
Beautifully executed...!
Every step seems simple and well explained, the only thing I'd change is the height of the bricks. I'd rather have my bricks or stone a little higher than my lawn to make a better contrast and accentuate the mulch or rock in between those plants.
I’m planning on putting mine a bit lower than the lawn level, so I can mow over it without damaging the mower blades
This made my back hurt just watching it.
Then you better stay on the couch.
if you want to cut the brick if you dont have a circular saw you can use a grinder with a diamond blade. also you can fix only in sand by a hammer and after they are locked you must do the same operation seen in the video, brushing the sand into the gaps. you can use some dividers between bricks for even space between them.
+Vax Buster 👍
+Vax Buster you don't know what you're talking about you fool
+Vax Buster congratulations so do I. You and your father are both fools. I live in Dallas if you want to fight me.
Vax Buster w
use a gas chop saw with diamond tip blade. much easier and much faster
Superb 🙂🙂🙂
On "Cheap Edging Ideas", at the end of the video, what was used? It was long and tan. Thank You
Reading these comments, SMH! Never seen so many haters in my life. This is not to much work this is actually the proper way to do it.
ur right..I believe it was done the correct way. the steps are so well-outlined I believe I could do it. I love the way it looks.
Jeremy Rios This happens with EVERY ATOH episode...and this is the correct way I did my yard except I used cobblestones...I work construction I didn’t need this video but I wanted to see if I could learn some tips & tricks
Jeremy Rios This would come out like shit if I did this. At a huge effort and cost. Pass.
I agree it's the "proper" way to do it if it's permanent, but IMO it's overbuilt. It's a garden edge not a patio.
Is it tho🤷♀️
Ya never know when you might wanna edge a garden bed with bricks 😂
Yes this looks very nice but isn’t hard to do it?!! Thank you so much very good video
Good teaching.
Nice
Waah.super...
good video
Great video, can I use this on edgeing for a driveway. Will this border trim hold against cars coming in and out?
This old house always has a way to turn a fifty dollar job into a five hundred dollar job.
Yes haha! Why make such a base for a damned garden edge? I remember laying my garden edge on just soil around 20 years ago. It's still perfectly fine.
@@dw2843 It depends on the soil conditions and weather conditions in the area you live.
Shocking
"until it changes colour" that would mean digging several meters deep around here...actually depending on the soil you have, it isn't really worth doing all the effort, if you have a soil with much clay in it, just using that to lay the bricks can hold 5-10 years, and chances are you are doing some major rework because you don't like the layout anymore anyways...
Lmao... stick to your craft man, you obviously dont know much about landscaping.
It’s not that serious to dig so deep, your not making a footing for a house. 6” is more than enough.
It's called drainage. Please do research before you say dumb things on the internet.
Nice simple to understand video. I’m not familier with ‘stonedust’ here in the UK. Is it a kind of sand?
One hell of a job to do all this....
Nice video! Just be careful of the brick dust - some bricks can contain some quite nasty stuff. Always wear a respirator and hearing protection!
Buffalo DIY thanks mom
Take this hundred dollar tool, perform this action. Take this other hundred dollar tool, perform this other action.
The only expensive tool was the circular saw. You can get used ones for 30 bucks, rent or just buy a new one for $50. You don't need anything super great. I bet your neighbors have one that you could borrow... granted you have to buy the blade which can be 8-30 bucks.
Tape measure, shovel, wheel barrel is all stuff under 30 and you don't necessarily need them but would make life easier.... In fact if you want to old school it you could break the bricks with a chisel and hammer. The most expensive thing is probably going to be the bricks if you are doing a large area.
It'll be the most attractive and most expensive feature of the trailer house!
the end shows the bricks flush with the mulch...bricks went in before mulch, so how space should be left on the mulch side to account for the covering...1" 2"???
I think its beautiful
we created a paver edge around our garden...hire someone! UGH! LOL. I do have a question. On some of the pavers, it seems like the sand didn't set correctly or there were gaps between the pavers. Can we add more paver sand and redo the process? Is that possible or will it just chip off ? Thanks
Hi, I am reaching out because I am trying
to plan my spring landscaping adventure, I have been putting it off for years because I have sunken goose eggs from previous owners, the area around my entire house has these ancient goose eggs that I cannot retrieve. My question is can I plan a new landscape OVER them and how? I am not in good physical position to dig them out and cannot afford to hire people to do so. What advise can you give me if any?
thats a lot of work
i feel like that's an unnecessary amount of work.. you only ever want to use the 'stabilizing' sand when you've got heavy traffic going through there. but i do appreciate that these guys when they do things they tend to do thing correctly.
That sand keeps weeds from growing in between the bricks also
MightyJustas those were my exact words lol
Why not just dig the dirt directly onto your garden bed? There are so many unnecessary steps here like using a tarpaulin.
Suddenly everyone is an expert..
I already have bricks thank goodness but I may need more. I just need the sand paver base and sand
the trench depth and sub base quantity seems like an overkill for this
Why not shovel the trench soil onto the flower bed in the first place?
WE DONT NEED THAT KIND OF LOGIC THINKING HERE
@@ShoutsWillEcho1 lol!!
Because we get payed by the hour!
Then you wouldn't have something to complain about.
@@Luckingsworth lol so true
4:24 you can use the soil removed to backfill the bricks
Great! Now come over and do min. :)
What about doing a 2nd layer on top?
looks really nice. but what did you put on the pavers to make them have a semi gloss?
It was wet.
so did you do any digging a trench?
Yeah, it's a lot of work, but well worth it. Good job.
I'm a little confused as to what was meant at 3:22 he said that it ( the brick) should be flush on either side but then appears to make it flush on both sides!
"That's it!" Oh that's it, huh? 🥺
I also like this gardan but
I have the outlines with stones, but now have to make a decision , fill it with stones Sand or Mulch?
Decorative small stones is the way to go, I prefer the white ones it will look nice. Don't get the big stones, keep it up under half inch stones. If you add mulch you will have to reapply every year (or few) and you need to remove the old one first.
Can I use sand instead of stone dust and what kind of sand.?
Does anyone know roughly how much stone dust and sand you need based on length? Also, can you make it a little higher than ground level so easier to trim grass?
Yes I know
I have heard that sand-concrete mix is better than mixing stone-dust with concrete.
Can't stand how bad the lines were.
How long did it take you to do this? Two weeks!
I absolutely love that plant at 1:00 what is the name of it? I’d like to plant some of my own!
I believe it's a "Empress Wu" hosta. Zones 3-9. They get huge if you make sure to give them plenty of water. Needs shade or maybe filtered light. Just Google Empress Wu hosta for info. Hope that helps.
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These videos where they tell you to dig 6 inches tickles me. Like it is that easy... Not where I live lol
No doubt. They need to add 10 bottles of Advil to the materials list...
Then move somewhere else.
Ya! Why don't you uproot your whole life to move to a location where you can dig the proper depth to install a brick border?
Jeez
@@nodnarB14I would just start swinging my trusty pick to loosen the hard dirt, but apparently it's not that easy to do where the individual lives. Uprooting your life for a brick border seems a little extreme don't you think.
Yeah agreed, I live in the mountains and every shovel is 10 pounds full of rock. Did a french drain 32 feet X 18 inches deep. I thought death would be a better way out of a leaking basement. Still wouldn't pay a contractor 25K to mess up my property. I'm cheap and lovin' it. My daughter taught me how to be cheap. If only she was around when I was eighteen.
when I see these videos I cant wait to read the comments from the peanut brain gallery , they makes me laugh!
Can i just use my gold bars i dont have any bricks .
Yes you can Mr Trump .
make sure you crush some of them to use as gravel for several inches.
use silver dust to lock the gold bars in place
Lmaooooo
😂
Those brick carriers are used by professionals and made for this
Most people agree that this is too much work. Question from a garden newbie, is this too much work because of poor execution or because it's just too much work to edge a garden in general? I need to edge mine. Any suggestions on a better way to do it? (maybe with a ref to a video)
me to hun, way to old for this so i just dug a bit at a time, cuppa needed for sitting in between and dug a trench around bit i wanted done, than just added coloured gravel. works a treat and no weeding
Don't know if you've solved your problem yet, but this seems to be a common solution: www.amazon.com/EverEdge-Steel-Lawn-Edging-Brown/dp/B019ZSEYPE?th=1
Careful using metallic border if you have dogs or little kids. A vet buddy of mine said that paw injuries from those put his kids through college haha
if you want your edge to last forever follow the steps in the video. I would even recommend a steel landscape barrier on the lawn side
It's not too much work for most people. It's not a race so you can work at your own pace. Beats sittin on your butt in front of the Tele. Better way to do it? Not really.
I'm really surprised This Old House put this out...
Life us too short !!!
I have a super cheap way (dig a bit, black plastic underlay, pave on, done) did the same job and after 25 years it is as good as the one you show us here.
How would this survive freeze and thaw in Canada? 😳
Just slap the bricks in the trench done. Its the Canadian way.
I realize it's 7 years after the video was posted so not many people will read this but I had to comment. It's seems really dumb to me to shovel all the dirt onto a tarp and then turn right around and shovel it into the garden bed. That's crazy! Just shovel it into the garden bed the first time so that you don't have to move it all twice!!
what happened to the extra cement on the other side of the blocks???
Janie Howell jivj
He just covered it with mulch I think.
Was MISS DIG called?
Whoa that looks amazing but seems like a ton of work
What’s paver base know as in the UK?
Crushed limestone.
Be careful not to cut off you finger as you saw the brick. Whf. Just leave a gap.