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We love using steel in the landscape because of its slight profile and the fact that its natural patina reads like soil or another earthy landscape material," says Dylan Robertson, owner and lead designer at D-Crain Design and Construction. "With great attention to detail and refined craftsmanship, steel can be highly diverse in the landscape."
Max up the materials In a sloping garden, you can make the materials you use to terrace the incline as eye-catching as the planting. Here, beds are backed by metal sheets, with huge boulders dotted around them and bordering the stone path. The planting itself is modest, featuring trees for height and neat, uniform, low-growing plants in the beds.
14,064 Saves | 0 Questions Disadvantages: The thinner and less expensive material can rust and break down more quickly than the thicker edging, but even so, it's good for about eight to 10 years or more. Special considerations: Steel edging can be powder coated to have a color like brown, green or black, or left unpainted for a natural steel color. The unpainted steel will develop a rusty patina over time, as will a heavier-duty steel such as Cor-Ten.
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