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Installing rubber or plastic lawn edging is a weekend handyman project. If you are going to add a lawn or remove grass and add landscaping rock, edging is for you. Edging allows you to create a dividing line between two different surfaces. For example, if you wanted to make an island of grass in the middle of a rockscape, edging would create a dividing line between the two.

Although rubber edging is inexpensive, it will take some elbow grease to install it. You will need a shovel and a lot of perseverance.

The edging comes in a roll and has a plastic barb that runs along the bottom. Start by pushing the shovel into the soil to create a cut in the soil. Stretch the roll of edging out and push the barbed end into the soil. You can then place the tip of the shovel into the barb and push it down further into the soil. You will have to do only a few feet at a time and then when the entire length has been installed, you can give it another pass to even out the depth. You can connect one piece of edging to another with push-in connectors if necessary. When you are done, you can tamp the ground to compact it somewhat.