How to get a perfect lawn: the secret of landscape edging

20 June 2024

How to achieve the perfect lawn can feel like one of life’s great mysteries. A lush green expanse elevates a garden design; unfortunately, creating and maintaining a flawless lawn involves more than a regular mow throughout the growing season. If your lawn is a space of distraction rather of relaxation, now is the time to make plans and devise a course of action. Spring and autumn are the best times of year for lawn care and to sow grass seeds.

Prepare your lawn

Fail to prepare and prepare to fail: to get the best possible outcome for your lawn, it’s crucial to ensure the soil is in the best possible condition for the grass seeds to germinate and thrive. This can mean levelling the lawn to remove debris, filling low spots with soil, and using a lawn roller to flatten the surface. To avoid compaction, aerate the soil regularly by creating small holes to improve air, water, and nutrient flow. Aerating and feeding your lawn by adding organic matter, such as manure or mulch, improves the soil condition.

Whether you are reconditioning your lawn or starting from scratch, any weeds need to be removed. There are weedkillers you can use, but the first line of control should be by good practice in cultivation methods and manual removal.

How to remove lawn weeds without chemicals

Choose a dry day with a light wind so any seedlings do not re-root in moist soil. Hand pull or use a fork to remove weeds. It’s crucial, especially for an invasion of Onehunga weed to remove every part of the plant including the roots to ensure they don’t reappear. For stubborn weeds, apply corn gluten meal and add water in both spring and autumn, taking care to restrict the application exclusively to the affected area. Similarly, mix a gallon of white distilling vinegar, half a cup of salt and a tablespoon dishwashing soap and spray on the weeds, taking care to only spray the weeds.

The role of landscape edging in lawn perfection

An often-overlooked secret to a pristine lawn is garden edging. Landscape edging serves multiple purposes in lawn care. While it ensures a neat and orderly appearance by defining the boundaries between your lawn, garden beds, paths, and other landscape features, it boosts healthy lawn growth.

Soil structure is crucial for plant health, as compromised soil hinders nutrient absorption and causes diseases. Metal landscape edging prevents erosion, reduces compaction, and maintains soil integrity so your lawn has the best opportunity to thrive. It is also a physical barrier preventing weeds and grasses from invading garden beds while keeping mulch and soil in place.

There is a tree in the middle of a lush green lawn.

Steel landscape edging: a perfect fit for New Zealand gardens

For those in New Zealand looking to enhance their lawns, steel garden edging NZ products offer an ideal solution. The country's diverse climate and soil conditions pose challenges for lawn care, but steel edging is resilient enough to handle these variations. Whether you're in the cooler southern regions or the warmer north, steel landscape edging provides a robust barrier to maintain the integrity of your lawn and garden beds. Steel garden edging stands out as a superior choice of landscape edging for several reasons:

Durability and longevity: incredibly strong and durable steel edging withstands the elements for years without deteriorating remaining intact and functional without the need for replacements or repairs
Clean, sharp lines: one of the hallmarks of a perfect lawn is its clean, sharp edges. Steel landscape edging provides precise, defined borders that enhance the overall aesthetic of your garden with a professional, polished look.
Versatility: Steel garden edging is available in various styles, finishes, and heights. Corten steel edging develops a beautiful, rust-like patina over time, adding a rustic charm to your garden; Everedge’s Classic range is available in brown or black, both of which can be used to create garden beds, define pathways, or as metal tree ring edging to protect and highlight individual trees.
Ease of installation: installing steel garden edging is straightforward, a rewarding DIY project. Once installed, it requires minimal maintenance, making it a practical choice for busy homeowners.

Incorporating steel garden edging into your landscaping routine is a game-changer for achieving the perfect lawn. Its durability, clean lines, and versatility make it an attractive addition to a garden design, but it’s capacity to promote healthy lawns and plants make it an excellent investment. Keeping a lawn in perfect condition takes time and energy, but garden edging is one method to help you work smarter not harder. If you have any questions about Everedge landscape edging or have a project you would like to discuss, contact us today on 021 925 389.

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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.