Concrete landscape curbing in Saratoga Springs, NY is the only bed edging that does not need to be reset every spring. Plastic edging heaves and kinks with frost, steel edging rusts and lifts, and both let grass creep under. A continuous concrete curb is poured in place, reinforced, jointed and sealed, and it is still in the same spot twenty years later.
Cost side by side
Plastic edging runs a dollar or two per foot installed. Steel is five to eight. Concrete curbing in the Capital Region usually lands between $8 and $14 per linear foot depending on profile, color and pattern. On a typical front yard with 150 feet of bed line that is roughly $1,200 to $2,100 for concrete versus a few hundred for plastic. The difference is that the plastic gets bought again, and reinstalled, more than once.
What winter does to each
- Plastic. Frost pushes it up, the mower catches it, and the stakes pull out of wet spring soil.
- Steel. Holds a straight line well but rusts at the joints and lifts where the ground heaves.
- Concrete. Control joints let it flex with the frost. It settles back where it was. Reseal every few years to keep the color.
Mowing and upkeep
A mower edge profile lets the wheel ride on the curb so you never string trim the bed line again. That is the thing homeowners in Wilton and Malta mention most a year later. Mulch and stone stay in the bed, grass stays out of it.
Where edging still makes sense
Temporary beds, rental properties and anything you plan to redesign in a season or two. If the bed line is staying, concrete pays for itself.
Edges Unlimited installs concrete landscape curbing in Saratoga Springs, Clifton Park and across Saratoga County. Request a free quote and we will measure the bed line with you.
