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Landscape Maintenance
Plant: Ornamental Kale
Term: Edging
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Ornamental Cabbage or Kale
• Plant type: Annual,• Height: 9" to 12" • Exposure: partial shade to full sun • Leaf Color: Green, Pink, Purple, Variegated • Hardy fall plant – tolerates mild frost• Attractive in landscapes from September -
December• Landscape Uses: Border, Container, Massing
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Edging
• Installing a sharp line of separation between a garden area and an adjacent lawn.
• Can also refer to removing turf material that is overgrowing walks & driveways
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Advantages of Edging
• Keeps weeds & grass from growing into garden beds
• Gives a firm edge to use a line trimmer against
• Gives a finished appearance to the lawn
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Plastic edging
• Install by removing a wedge of sod• Place the edging in the gap • The top of the edging should be about 1” above
the lawn level• Straighten ahead of time by allowing to lay flat –
(esp. important in cold temperatures)• Best to stake down to prevent winter heaving• New types are more attractive →
– more expensive
Poor Quality Installation
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Other Edging
• Dug Edging
• Stone Edging
• Other Edging
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Poured Edging
• Stamped Concrete