Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Hellstrip edging: rebar and woven metal strips

Another of those "hey it's not raining" moments happened recently and Andrew and I were out the door and on a walk. I was surprised to find this wonderful hellstrip treatment just up the street from us.

The raised bed sides are reminiscent of the design Darcy Daniels used on her own hellstrip. I wonder if this is her work? Or maybe "inspired by"?


I am quite jealous of these wider hellstrips. I wish mine weren't so narrow, then again I guess if they take away from the front garden proper that's not so good.

Andrew was rather taken with the detail where the rocks and metal meet.

I'd seen it previously at Darcy's and it's definitely a nice design touch.




If we ever decide to add a short wall at the edge of our front garden along the sidewalk something like this would be perfect.

Weather Diary, Jan 11: Hi 47, Low 44/ Precip .76 

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10 comments:

  1. A very creative application of some ordinary pieces of metal, although I imagine quite expensive to source. I do like the juxtaposition of stone in both the edging and also have seen a similar use in poured paving and steps.

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    1. I wonder what the price runs? Hmmm, I should ask my husband (who works with materials pricing) what he thinks.

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  2. Uf those are brilliant. Thanks for sharing that

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  3. I love this idea. I've been considering replacing our aged front hedge with a low border, but haven't seen anything that I liked that would be durable and long-lasting. A modified version of this might work. Good share, thanks!

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    1. Yay! Glad you like it and found it inspiring.

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  4. The incorporation of the rocks is a nice touch!

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  5. Love the metal edging and totally envious of a 'double wide' parking strips.

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    1. Right? Especially if they don't mean a smaller front garden.

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