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1. Landscape Edging
1.1. Introduction:
Landscape edging is a permanent, hard material that supplies a crisp edge between areas of a
landscape. Edges work as lateral reference that establish linear elements but that are not
considered as path.
1. 2. Characteristics of Landscape Edging:
Edges are in linear element that create breaks in continuity.
They are lateral reference rather than coordinate axis.
It is used for both closing one region from another and a line for joining two interrelated
regions.
The distinguished landscape edging is visually prominent, continuous and impenetrable
to cross movement.
1.3. Forms of Landscape Edging:
Rugged and smooth edges and their juxtaposition
Edges can be rugged or smooth in form in horizontal and vertical planes. Combination of both
rugged and smooth edges is desirable.

Figure 1:Smooth and rugged edging

Interlock
Rugged edges provide strong interlock and smooth edges provide minimal visual and physical
interlock.

Figure 2: Interlock edging form

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Barriers
It is an abrupt physical separation between one space and another that creates psychological and
physical barriers in the landscape. Edges dont unintentionally work as barrier.

Figure 3: Various types of barriers

Gradients
Edges work as gradients that merge one area to another in a subtle fashion.
Rhythm, sequence, repetition
Landscaping Edging considers rhythm, sequence and repetition that provides opportunity for
unity in overall form.
Edge sub-spaces
It a method of creating sub-spaces through interlocking by rugged edges.

Figure 4: Gradient, rhythmic and sub-space in edge form

1.4. Various Types of Edging:

Topographic Edging
These types of edging are created by topographic characters of the land. Spurred edges, stacked
edges, banks, ridges, ditch, steps as edge, cliffs and chasms are common types of topographic
edging.

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Figure 6: Topographic edging by

elevation of ground

Figure 5: Topographic edging by steps as

edge

Vegetation Edging
Trees, shrubs, plants are used to create vegetation edging. Various plants are used to create
smooth transitional edge.

Figure 7: Vegetation edging

Figure 8: Water's edging

Built Edging
There is infinite variation in the way that landscape may form artificial edges. The variety lies in
edging material, design, dimension, position.
Plastic, steel, concrete, brick and stone are generally used for the material of this type artificial
edging.
Waters Edging
Natural and artificial waters edging are edges which provide people with recreational space and
direct access to water body. Beach, promenades, wetland are some common types of waters
edging.