bob_not_you're_uncle wrote:
I was looking for ways of replacing the old horizontal landscape timbers
around my flowerbed and two trees in the front yard. I wanted to do
something cheaper than stone, but different than the standard horizontal
landscape timbers. I'm going to put the house up for sale.

This picture is of ''redwood rounds'' but I was thinking of doing the same
thing with landscape timbers. Just cut short pieces to varying heights (or
only two heights?) and plant them in a shallow ditch with quikrete.

http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/gl_design_b...371519,00.html

Should be the first picture you see with "redwood rounds" in the caption.
Thanks for your opinion.




That is not a project I would bother with if I was putting the house up
for sale. Beds should be tidy, and, if need be, a couple of feature
plants (not too expensive) to add curb appeal. The vertical wood is
harder to mow around. I like the black plastic that looks like a hose
with a straight flange that is buried. It stays in place unless soil is
sand, blends with soil, and the mower can ride the edge and eliminate
need for trimming along the edge of the bed. Also pretty nice to
contain stone if it doesn't get kicked around too much. If you go with
the timbers, just bury about 6" or so of it. I would not use concrete.