Flat Rust Metal Garden Edging

In most cases, yes. Flexible borders like rubber or plastic need garden pegs to hold the shape you’ve created. Even metal edging can benefit from pegging at joins, curves and ends so it stays neat.

It’s easy to install metal edging - we recommend heading to our How-to Guides page and following on with our video and written instructions. At a simple level you can generally install any metal edging by doing the following - lay out the line, tap the metal edging into position, then secure with supplied spikes or connectors. Check levels as you go so the top line looks consistent. Backfill on both sides to lock it in.

Yes. Quality metal edging is built for outdoor use and resists warping or cracking. Many options weather naturally or develop a patina over time, which suits contemporary and industrial-style gardens.

Metal edging garden installs neatly and stays put. It helps stop turf spreading into garden beds, keeps pebbles and mulch contained, and gives you that crisp “landscape designer” finish around features like stepping stone paths

Metal edging is a slim, rigid border (often steel or aluminium) used to separate lawn, paths, garden beds and paving. It creates sharp, professional-looking lines in modern landscapes.

Definitely. Plastic garden edging is easy to cut, light to handle and doesn’t require concreting in. That makes it ideal for quick weekend projects or temporary garden layouts you might want to change later.

Many metal edging garden systems can flex to follow gentle curves, tree rings and flowing bed shapes. For tight, organic curves, slimmer gauge sections are easier to work with.

Installed correctly, yes. Make sure the top of the metal edging sits flush or just above soil level and that cut ends are capped or buried so there are no exposed sharp edges.
Tuscan Path metal edging all also features a top and bottom rolled edge so there are less exposed raw metal edges, making it safer around kids and pets.

Yes. Both plastic garden edging and composite edging act like a barrier to help contain bark, soil and landscaping pebbles. This keeps borders crisp and reduces spill-over onto lawn and paths.