Metal garden edging made in the UK in 3mm and 6mm steel, for lawns and borders. It holds a clean line for years and sits almost flush with the ground, so it stays out of the mower’s way. Choose Corten for a rust finish or plain mild steel, with matching corners and cut-to-size strips.
Edging Installation Guide
Our edging is designed so you don’t need to be a professional landscaper to install it, and everything you need to fix it in place comes with your order.
- Mark out where you want your edging to run. For curves, a hosepipe laid on the ground makes it easy to see the shape before you start digging.
- Join your lengths together on the ground using the tube and pin connectors. Our inside and outside corners join in the same way, with no welding or drilling needed.
- For curves, join two or three lengths together flat on the ground first, then bend them round as one piece, gradually rather than all at once. Our 3mm edging will comfortably form a circle 2.5m in diameter, and our 6mm edging a circle 5m in diameter.
- Set the edging into the ground so that at least a third of its height is buried.
- Drive the ground pins in through the fixing brackets at roughly one-metre intervals, then hammer them flush once all of your edging is in place and you’ve made any adjustments. On loose or sandy ground, longer pins will give you extra stability.
Define your borders, pathways, and lawn edges with our extensive range of metal garden and lawn edging. Built for strength and finished for style, our edging suits both contemporary and traditional landscapes and is designed to last for decades with virtually no maintenance.
High-Quality Materials
We manufacture our garden edging in three high-quality steels, each with its own distinct character and performance.
Corten Steel is prized for its warm, rustic appearance and exceptional durability. Over time, it develops a stable, protective patina that shields the metal beneath, making it a long-lasting and visually striking choice.
Galvanised Steel offers a clean, silver-grey finish that complements modern garden designs. A zinc coating bonded to the steel provides excellent corrosion resistance, ensuring reliable performance in all conditions.
Mild Steel delivers a similar weathered look to Corten at a more accessible price point. While it doesn’t form the same self-protecting patina, it remains a robust, budget-friendly alternative where appearance and value matter most.
Range of Sizes
We offer our steel garden edging in various heights to suit your specific needs and two different thicknesses, 3mm and 6mm. Our 3mm edging is a lot more flexible, perfect for creating curved borders or paths, while our 6mm edging is more suited to straight runs and high traffic areas that require a heavy-duty solution.
For projects that require structural support or a height that exceeds garden edging, our retaining walls may be a more suitable option.
Choosing the Right Height
For a simple line between your lawn and borders, around 75 to 100mm showing above the ground is plenty. If you’re holding back gravel, bark, mulch or topsoil, we’d recommend 200mm or more. We also recommend burying at least a third of the edging for stability, so allow for this when choosing your height. For example, our 150mm edging leaves around 100mm on show.
If you need to hold back more than about 250mm of soil, a retaining wall will be the better choice. For more help choosing, take a look at our buyer’s guide to Corten steel garden edging and our garden edging ideas for flower beds.
Easy Installation
We have designed our garden edging with simplicity and ease of installation in mind, so you don’t need to be a professional landscaper to achieve a polished look with our edging solutions. We supply all necessary pins and fixings, reducing hassle and making the installation process smooth and straightforward.
Low maintenance
Once installed, our steel edging can be left alone for many years, as it doesn’t require any additional upkeep. This feature makes our edging a truly practical solution for both professional landscapers and garden enthusiasts. Its durability ensures that it retains its appearance and functionality over time, allowing you to enjoy a beautifully edged garden without the need for constant maintenance.
Bespoke Service
We understand that every garden is unique, and that’s why we offer a bespoke manufacturing service for our Metal Garden Edging. If our standard options do not perfectly meet your project needs, we are more than happy to manufacture custom edging. Simply provide us with your specifications, and our skilled team will produce an edging solution tailored to meet the unique requirements of your garden or landscaping project.
Designed and Made in the UK
At Lux Unique, every piece of garden and lawn edging is designed and manufactured at our UK workshop by our skilled in-house team. Controlling each stage of production allows us to maintain consistently high standards across every order, large or small.
If you’d like help choosing the right edging for your garden, get in touch at hello@luxunique.co.uk. We’d love to hear about your project.
Metal Garden Edging FAQs
Our 3mm edging is the everyday choice for most gardens. It’s flexible enough to bend by hand and will comfortably form a circle 2.5m in diameter. Our 6mm edging is stiffer and heavier, so it’s better suited to long straight runs, heavy soil and high-traffic or commercial areas. It will still follow a gentle curve, down to a circle around 5m in diameter.
We recommend burying at least a third of the edging in the ground for stability. For example, our 150mm edging leaves around 100mm above ground, which is plenty for separating a lawn from a border.
Yes. Our 3mm edging will form a circle 2.5m in diameter and our 6mm edging a circle 5m in diameter. For the smoothest curve, join two or three lengths together flat on the ground first, then bend them round gradually as one piece.
Each length joins the next using our simple tube and pin design, so there’s no welding or drilling needed. Ground pins and fixings are supplied with every length and corner, and they sit on the inside of the edging so they’re hidden once it’s installed.
Corten can release some rust-coloured run-off while it weathers, mainly in the first few months. To protect your paving, leave a strip of gravel between the edging and any porous paving, seal sandstone or limestone before installing, or set the edging against grass or soil. Our guide on how to prevent Corten steel staining has more tips.
Our Corten edging is supplied unweathered. You’ll usually see the colour start to change within the first month, and it will continue to weather for around 6 to 9 months until the full rust patina has formed.
Both are supplied unweathered and take on a rusted look over time. Corten forms a stable, protective patina, while mild steel weathers to a darker brown over around 12 to 18 months and corrodes faster. Mild steel is the more budget-friendly option. Find out more in our guide to Corten vs mild steel.
Our standard edging comes in 0.5m, 1m, 2m and 3m lengths, with heights from 100mm to 300mm. We can also supply metal edging strips cut to size, or make bespoke edging to your exact specifications.