Professional Touches to Beautify Your Garden: Edging, Water Features, and Walls

Garden Edging: Definition and Protection

Edging outlines, highlights, and defines garden areas while keeping mulch in place and protecting plants from lawnmowers and weed trimmers. Materials include metal, plastic, landscape timber, stone, or brick. Choose edging high enough to contain mulch and durable for multiple seasons. Available at garden centers and home improvement stores; prices vary widely.

Water Gardens: Create a Backyard Oasis

Water gardens—man-made pools or ponds with aquatic plants and ornamental fish—have surged in popularity. Add rocks, fountains, statues, and waterfalls for extra beauty. They transform outdoor spaces into relaxing paradises, attract birds and butterflies, and provide soothing sounds of cascading water.

Garden Walls: Structure and Style

Relatively inexpensive, walls add structure, style, and aesthetic value to your property and neighbors'. Build with dry stone or bricks (requires strength). Low walls (≤3 feet) are easy to construct and maintain. Protect raised beds and serve as decorative boundaries. Preformed masonry bricks simplify construction—tight fit, no concrete filler needed. Choose a wall that complements your overall garden design.