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What have you folks used for edging along your ponds? I'd like to use some kind of wood that I can mow over. Railroad ties and their leaky/sticky creosote seem to be a bad idea. Has anybody tried regular green-treated landscaping lumber? How about other options?

Thanks a bunch
Corey

I just finished using field rock to do my entire pond. It keeps down the erosion. It was free. I'm not sure if treated lumber would pose any problems with kids & swimming?

Thanks Dan.
I've got 100' of beach in place and I plan on putting down riprap on the rest of the "people side" this summer. I'm wondering what to put between the riprap or beach and the surrounding grass.
Your point about splinters is a good one. Somebody had mentioned concrete to me as an option, but I don't know if I care for the look of it.

Any other thoughts/ideas?

You can order dyed concrete. Don't pour non-colored concrete and then try to color it, the color won't hold up long term and you'll have to re-color it. Around here they charge an extra $50.00 per truck for the extra washing out that the barrel requires before standard colored concrete can be hauled. I forget what the color upcharge is.

I forgot, they also have inserts for concrete forms so the poured walls look like rock or other patterns. I saw a driveway on Cornado Island near San Diego that was 3 or 4 different colors. The "fieldstone rocks" were colored different colors, and the lines between them was standard concrete color, then everything was sealed. It looked great, but I'll bet it was expensive to do that coloring job. That probably was regular concrete that was colored after it was poured in place.

Hrmmm...
Maybe concrete IS an option. I hadn't considered stamped and colored. I'll call my concrete guy when I get home to see what he's got for patterns.

Thanks!

Concrete would be easy and a great option if it was not so expensive. Its $150 per yd. down here. CRAZY