Add definition and style to your garden with the versatile steel edging from Shapescaper, designed to enhance any landscape with sleek, modern flair.
Unsure about where your garden beds finish and the grass starts? Is your veggie patch less productive than you would like? Does your garden lack definition and a sense of taking you on a journey as you move from one section to another?
If so, Shapescaper’s modular range of steel garden edging and planters can provide a solution for each of these problems, as well as a whole host of other design and layout issues typically encountered in residential and commercial landscapes. Edging and planter systems are a simple and effective way to create a framework for your garden that helps to highlight the colours and textures of your planting palette, but there are many more benefits than you might at first realise.
Definition and dimension
Steel garden edging is most commonly used to define pathways and separate lawn areas from garden beds, paving, driveways and more. Depending on the design of your garden, contour-hugging curves or clean, straight edges can be easily achieved, adding further definition and providing a unifying theme as you move around your outdoor spaces.
Higher profile steel edging can also be used around and within a garden bed to help define and separate different planting styles. Or you can use the edging to fashion elevated areas to create a tiered effect.
Better growing conditions
Installing raised steel garden edging and planters is one of the easiest ways to instantly improve growing conditions for your plants. Top-soil preservation, mulch retention, and root barrier control are just some of the benefits Shapescaper products bring. They can also help to control water flow while promoting free drainage, which is a boon in a wide range of applications, from growing edible plants to cultivating flowers for cutting.
More design flexibility
Shapescaper is available in nine profile heights, ranging from 75mm through to 800mm, which facilitates a high degree of design flexibility. The options are legion, from the creation of intricate curved areas to the construction of steps, and right through to the formation of large terraced spaces that help add a real sense of adventure and intrigue to a landscape.
While the Redcor Bluescope steel used by Shapescaper looks amazing once it has fully weathered and developed that classic “rust” patina, products are also available in a traditional Galvanised finish. This has a shiny, spangled appearance which dulls to a lovely, neutral matt grey that blends beautifully into the garden, allowing the plants — and garden lines — to take centre stage.
Less maintenance
Steel edging is, by its very nature, extremely sturdy, which means line trimmers and other garden tools can be safely used around it without risking damage to the edging.
Aside from helping to make general garden maintenance easier, over its lifespan steel edging can be seen as an investment, saving you both time and money in the long term. It out performs most other edging solutions, such as timber or plastic, it requires minimal care, and is guaranteed to give a minimum of 10 years of service, even in the most demanding environments.
Mixing and matching
The modular nature of the Shapescaper range means that a garden design can be completed in stages or adapted as the need — or desire — demands. You can start off using small elements that, over time, can be easily expanded into a complex tapestry of interconnected elements — whether curves, straight lines or both — that help tie the various areas of the landscape together to create aesthetic harmony.
Setting boundaries
The benefits, however, extend beyond aesthetics when the edging is incorporated into a design as a barrier. Such a barrier effectively prevents root invasion while maintaining clear boundaries between different garden elements; it also significantly reduces garden maintenance.
This makes it particularly valuable in commercial applications where long-term durability and low maintenance are vital.
Adaptability and longevity
In addition to its stunning good looks, what sets Shapescaper apart is its unique combination of flexibility and strength. The high-grade steel construction ensures longevity, while its clever design allows for easy manipulation to create both straight lines and graceful curves. This adaptability makes it an ideal choice for projects of any design or scale, from smaller residential gardens undertaken as a DIY project to expansive commercial landscapes.
The professionals’ choice
Professional landscapers especially appreciate Shapescaper’s time-saving, highly efficient installation process. The system’s interlocking components and straightforward method of assembly significantly reduce project completion times without compromising on quality. This efficiency translates directly to cost savings for landscapers and homeowners. For installation instructions or to find the location of your closest Shapescaper retail outlet, visit the Shapescaper website.
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