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Many summer residents make fences for beds from improvised materials lying around in the yard. However, when it comes to a flower garden, lawn or the same garden, but in a conspicuous place near the house, then here you want to make a beautiful fence. Forged products are very expensive, carved wood is short-lived, but plastic fences for beds will be just right.
What is the popularity of plastic fencing
Modern life is probably hard to imagine without plastic. Many finishing materials, children’s toys, household items and much more are made from different types of plastics. They even make fences for flower beds out of plastic. Let’s see what is the advantage of plastic fences and borders, which are in great demand among consumers:
- A garden fence made of plastic is very practical. The light weight of the product allows it to be successfully used on loose soil. Soil can be poured high on a bed made of a solid plastic board, and if necessary, the height of the sides can be increased by adding new elements.
- The consumer has the opportunity to choose plastic fences and borders of any design. From plastic elements it will be possible to make a bed of any curved shape.
- Plastic fences for flower beds and beds are resistant to corrosion, and do not collapse for many years from exposure to water. PVC board 100% retains moisture inside the beds.
- High-quality plastic does not fade in the sun. The product will retain its original color with prolonged exposure to UV rays.
- A plastic fence of any configuration is easily installed around the perimeter of the garden bed, and just as easily dismantled if necessary, move it to another place.
- Of the different models of fences and borders, the owner of a suburban area has the opportunity to make landscape design more attractive. Plastic elements divide the yard into zones, separate sidewalk paths, focus on certain objects.
- To install a plastic garden fence, you do not have to dig a deep trench, or build a foundation. Many products are simply stuck with stakes into the ground. If the curb has to be buried, then it is enough for it to make a small depression in the ground with a shovel.
Plastic fencing is popular due to its low cost. The product is available to any consumer.
Overview of plastic fences
The modern market offers the consumer a large selection of plastic borders for beds, which differ in shape, color, installation method and other characteristics. Conventionally, plastic fences are divided into several types.
Border tape
By name, you can determine that the product is presented in the form of a tape from which borders are installed. Flexible material allows you to give the garden an outline of any shape. They produce tapes with a width of 10 to 50 cm. This is enough for arranging a raised bed.
Any embankment protected by a tape will never be washed away by water. Even after heavy rains, the bed will retain its original appearance, and all the plants growing on it. Curb tape is sold in rolls with different lengths, but usually no more than 50 m. Buying one roll may be enough to fence all the beds in a summer cottage. In addition, its cost is low.
Wide ribbons protect bushes from growing to the side, and narrow ribbons zone lawns, separate bulk paths, etc. Due to its flexibility, curb tape is in great demand among designers. They create bizarre flower beds of various shapes with curved lines. Volumetric multi-tiered flower beds made of ribbons of different widths are very popular among gardeners. Moreover, the sides are made of stripes of different colors. Tapes of dark tones are installed on the site to create a calm atmosphere. If you need to focus on some object, use bright borders.
Installing a curb tape will not create much difficulty. The product comes with a set of stakes and instructions. For its installation around the perimeter of the beds, they dig a small recess. It is desirable to stretch the tape well. This will require two people. After installing the fence in the groove, reinforcement is performed with stakes, after which the edges are rammed with earth. Between themselves, the edges of the linen are fastened with a stapler. The resulting plastic fencing made of flexible tape will last for many years, and if necessary, it can simply be removed from the ground.
plastic garden board
Curb tape has many positive qualities, but is still unable to replace a real rigid fence. A large soil pressure can withstand a bed of plastic boards, not even afraid of hitting a chopper or a shovel. Summer residents also call such fencing elements a garden board.
The appearance of the product resembles panels of different lengths, but not more than 3 m. The height of the board is 150 mm. The ends are equipped with grooves and fasteners that allow for quick assembly of fences of any size. Plastic panels are used not only for arranging beds and flower beds. Boards enclose sandboxes on playgrounds, recreation areas and other objects. Plastic panels are very durable and have an attractive smooth surface. The manufacturer produces products of different colors, which makes it possible to produce fences for beds from plastic panels in the form of compositions with thoughtful patterns.
Garden plastic board is ideal for fencing greenhouses and greenhouses. The frame and covering material can be attached to the panels. The fence folded from the boards prevents the spread of the soil, is not afraid of long-term exposure to moisture and temperature changes. The disadvantage of the garden board is still the high cost of the product. A bed with panels will cost a summer resident a pretty penny.
The assembly of the fence from the garden board takes place according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Plastic stakes are sold with the panels. During the assembly of the fence for the beds, the boards are fastened together with end grooves and protruding fasteners. The assembled board is installed on the ground, after which it is nailed with plastic stakes. To prevent soil from getting into the attachment points, the holes are closed with decorative plugs. The assembled fence from the garden board looks very aesthetically pleasing.
Plastic fencing from a garden constructor
A garden constructor will help you assemble the beds from plastic panels with your own hands. This type of plastic curb allows you to fold a fence of any size and shape. The designer is completed with a set of plastic details. All elements are connected according to the attached user manual. The result is a solid board, ready to strengthen the beds.
From a plastic designer, you can fold a large or small fence. The light weight of the finished board allows it to be installed on loose and loose soil. The solid panel prevents soil from spilling and washing it out during rain. The constructor is ideal for assembling multi-tiered flower beds and beds. Moreover, each fence will be able to give any curved shape. Details of the garden designer are not destroyed in a humid environment, do not fade in the sun and have a long service life.
Self-manufacturing of plastic garden fencing
Undoubtedly, any factory-made plastic fence is comfortable, beautiful and has a long service life. Despite all the advantages, you will have to pay a considerable amount to buy them. But what if there are a lot of beds, and even there is a possibility of thieves entering the non-residential period at the dacha? The way out of the situation will be homemade fences for beds. But I don’t want to take any material, especially one that infects the soil or quickly rots.
PET bottles with a capacity of 1,5–2,5 liters will help create a home-made plastic fence. At the landfill, you can collect a huge number of containers of different colors, but preferably the same size.
Having collected a large supply of plastic bottles, they begin to equip the garden fence:
- Before burying plastic bottles in the ground, they must be prepared. For each container, a narrow part is cut off with a sharp knife, where the neck is located. It is desirable that all bottles are the same length. It is possible not to cut the neck, but then it will be more difficult to fill the containers with soil. Although this choice is best left to the owner.
- All cut bottles are covered with moist soil and tamped well. If the necks are not cut off, then the backfill will have to be done with loose soil, but sand is better. After filling all the containers around the perimeter of the future beds, they dig a groove. If dry sand was poured into the bottle, the necks must be screwed with corks. This will prevent spillage of the filler when the container is turned over during installation.
- Bottles filled with soil or sand are alternately turned upside down and placed in a dug groove. To make the fence even, stakes are driven in at the corners of the beds, and a construction cord is pulled between them. It is easier to expose each bottle along the outlined contour.
- At the end of the installation of all plastic containers, the resulting voids in the ditch are rammed with adding wet soil.
Homemade plastic garden fence is ready to use. Inside, you can fill the soil, and plant plants.
The video talks about high beds made by hand:
Where else are plastic fencing used?
Plastic fencing is lightweight, corrosion resistant, aesthetically pleasing and easy to install. All these positive qualities define a wide range of use of a plastic curb. Often such fences can be found on sports fields. Small construction sites can be temporarily blocked with a plastic board. Plastic elements are effectively used for temporary fencing of building material.
In general, a plastic fence and curbs are widely demanded in any field of human activity where it is required to install a beautiful and reliable fence.