Sometimes, the job is simple: tidy up the edge, make mowing easier and get the garden looking more finished without building boxing from scratch.
That was the goal for Tony’s small fence line garden in Waimārama, Hawke’s Bay.
The coastal garden needed a mowing strip to create a cleaner line between the lawn and planting. Tony wanted a practical solution that would be easy to set out, easy to shape and manageable to install himself.
SNAP-IT™ gave him a straightforward way to form the concrete edge without the hassle of timber boxing.
Tony’s garden is a small fence line area on flat ground
in Waimārama.
The space already had established planting, but it
needed a more defined edge between the garden bed
and lawn. Without a proper mowing strip, the lawn edge
was harder to manage and the garden did not have the tidy
finish Tony wanted.
Rather than overcomplicating the job, the goal was simple: create a clean concrete mowing strip that would make the garden easier to maintain.
“SNAP-IT™ was
an easy solution to
get the job done.”
“SNAP-IT™ was
an easy solution to
get the job done.”
Before choosing SNAP-IT™, Tony had only really considered wooden boxing.
For a small garden edge with curves, timber boxing would have added more setup work than he wanted. The appeal of SNAP-IT™ was that the mould pieces could be laid out, adjusted and snapped together before the concrete was poured.
The installation process was straightforward.
Tony laid out the SNAP-IT™ edging first to check the
garden shape and make sure the line worked before
getting started properly. This gave him a clear idea
of what the finished edge would look like and allowed
room to make layout changes before pouring concrete.
The hardest part of the job was not setting up the
SNAP-IT™ pieces. It was digging the ground in the middle
of summer, when the soil was rock hard.
Even with that prep work, the project was completed in a day.
“Easy to layout.
The hardest part was digging the ground in the middle of summer as it was rock hard. A day, and the job done.”
“Easy to layout.
The hardest part was digging the ground in the middle of summer as it was rock hard. A day, and the job done.”
The finished edge gives the fence line garden a cleaner,
more defined shape.
It separates the planting from the lawn, creates a practical
mowing strip and gives the area a tidier without changing
the whole garden.
For Tony, the main benefit is simple: lawn mowing is now easier.
“It has made lawn mowing easier.”
“It has made lawn mowing easier.”
Tony’s advice for anyone planning their own SNAP-IT™ garden edging project is to lay the pieces out before committing to the final shape.
Once your SNAP-IT™ order arrives, set the edging out on the ground and check the garden layout before you start digging or pouring. This helps you see what you are going to achieve and gives you the chance to adjust the shape if needed.
That small planning step can make the rest of the job much clearer.
Tony’s Waimārama project show where SNAP-IT™ works well: straightforward garden edging jobs where you want a cleaner result without building your own formwork from scratch.
For small garden beds, fence line gardens, mowing strips, path edges and curved borders, SNAP-IT™ gives you a practical mould system for forming concrete edging yourself.
Plan the shape. SNAP-IT™ together. Pour your concrete. Job done.
Plan your own mow strip with the SNAP-IT™ Builder
