Edging into autumn: why now’s the time to plan next year’s garden

30 January 2025

At the tail end of summer, the temptation is to pack away your garden tools until spring, but this is premature. Planning and preparing next year’s garden now saves time, effort, and money down the line.

Observe and plan while plants are thriving

It feels counterintuitive to plan to be productive in the garden as the growing season comes to an end, but as your garden enters the transition from summer to autumn, it’s easier to identify what worked well and what didn’t in your current layout.

Are certain plants overcrowded? Are some struggling due to poor soil conditions or inadequate sunlight? Observing your garden while it’s still in full bloom, makes it’ easier to pinpoint areas for improvement and take action to benefit the garden for next year.

Transplant plants, shrubs and trees

Autumn is the ideal time to relocate plants that have outgrown their space or to redesign your garden beds for better visual flow. When it comes to creating defined, structured borders, it’s essential to invest in durable garden edging products that can cope with the climate. EverEdge’s range of steel landscape edging, including Corten garden edging, provides a clean and professional finish to transform any garden style, contemporary or traditional.

Small trees are best moved in March, April or May. If you are installing metal tree ring edging to make a feature of the tree, remember to choose the size to accommodate the fully grown specimen, rather than its current size.

A gravel path in a garden with flowers on the side

Tend to lawn care

With the heat of the summer lessening, it’s the ideal time to pay your lawn attention. Remove weeds from the lawn as leaving gives them the opportunity to take over your lawn and flower beds in the idle months. Installing a physical barrier such as EverEdge’s steel garden edging between the lawn and garden beds or paths is a preventative measure to stop the spread. Reseed any patches or areas of thinning grass for a lush lawn next spring.

Prepare garden beds

Putting your garden borders to bed for winter is a great way to improve your garden for next season. Start by clearing out weeds, add compost or organic matter to enrich the soil, and prune back overgrown plants. Installing garden bed edging to define these areas not only saves you a job for spring but keeps nutrient rich mulch and fertilisers in place but prevents the impact of soil erosion during the wetter months.

The forward-thinking benefits of EverEdge garden edging

Garden edging is more than just a finishing touch; it’s a practical tool that offers numerous benefits for you and your garden. Keeping soil, mulch, and gravel neatly contained, our steel landscape edging reduces maintenance and delivers a polished look. It creates clear boundaries, preventing weeds from encroaching on the flowerbeds and lawn, it’s strength and durability making mowing a breeze.

EverEdge’s steel garden edging products in NZ are designed for easy installation, if you would like more information, please drop us a line about your project, we’re more than happy to help. Contact EverEdge today and discover how our premium garden edging products help create a beautiful, low-maintenance garden that lasts for years to come. Call 021 925 389 or email simon@everedgenz.co.nz.

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The gardener’s guide to avoid garden edging mistakes

by Simon Mullinger • 25 August 2025

A well-designed garden isn’t just about the plants you choose; it’s the finishing touches that make all the difference. Garden edging frames your beds, pathways, and lawns, creating a clean, structured look while keeping soil, mulch, and grass exactly where they should be. But despite its time-saving capabilities, small mistakes during planning or installation can leave you with an untidy or high-maintenance garden – exactly what you didn’t sign up for. As a supplier of the best high-quality steel landscape edging products in New Zealand , EverEdge has heard it all – from shallow installs that allow grass to creep back in, to cracked or warped materials that ruin a carefully designed border. To help you get it right the first time, here are the top three garden edging mistakes and how you can avoid them. 1. Choosing the wrong edging material One of the most common mistakes is selecting edging that doesn’t stand the test of time. Plastic and timber edging might look appealing initially, but they deteriorate quickly over time, accelerated by harsh weather. Plastic warps under the sun, while timber is prone to rotting and shifting. Both often require replacement within just a few seasons. Even if you opt for the more expensive concrete garden edging it is vulnerable to ground movement and freeze-thaw cycles. By contrast, metal landscape edging, particularly steel garden edging, offers durability, flexibility, and a clean aesthetic. It can be shaped into sweeping curves or sharp angles without cracking, and it resists corrosion for decades. EverEdge products are designed for professional results and are trusted by landscapers across New Zealand for everything from garden bed edging and metal tree ring edging to driveway edging. Choosing a long-lasting material from the outset saves you time, money, and endless frustration down the line. 2. Installing at the wrong depth Even the best edging material won’t perform if it’s not installed correctly . A frequent error is laying edging too shallow. This allows mulch and soil to spill over and gives grass and weeds the perfect opportunity to creep back into your beds. Too deep, on the other hand, and the edging becomes buried, disappearing from sight and failing to give that crisp separation between lawn and border.