Steel edging in St. Clair Shores and across Metro Detroit: Grass on one side. Mulch on the other.

Yes. HD Landscape is based in St. Clair Shores and installs steel edging here and across Metro Detroit, from Grosse Pointe to Birmingham. Call or text Jake at (586) 718-8762 for a free estimate.

For most beds, yes. University of Illinois Extension says metal edging is the longest lasting option, and that plastic has poor durability and an artificial look. Steel costs more, and the same article calls it difficult to install properly, so the care goes into the layout and the stakes.

Yes, where the change in grade is small. Steel edging is a great alternative to a retaining wall when a bed sits a few inches above the lawn, and it gives you a slimmer, more modern line. A taller slope puts more weight on the edge than steel should carry, so we build a retaining wall instead.

It stops the creep at the line. Bluegrass spreads sideways below the surface, and University of Illinois Extension says an edge 4 inches deep and wide can easily contain it. A few blades can still lean over the top, so you will run a trimmer along it, but you are done recutting the bed with a spade.

It can. University of Illinois Extension lists frost heaving as a known problem with steel edging, and says most heaving in edging can be stopped with steel anchoring stakes and proper installation. Wet ground that freezes and thaws is the cause, and heavy clay that drains poorly is common in Metro Detroit, so the staking matters. If a section ever does lift, it can usually be reset.

It can, over time. Steel in the ground weathers, and a coated edge can start to rust where the coating gets scratched. The finish is part of the look too, so ask Jake what he recommends for your yard.

Yes. Steel bends, so it can follow a sweeping bed line or wrap a round island bed, and it can also turn a clean corner. It helps to see a curve laid out on the ground, from the house and the street, before any steel goes in.

Yes. We can run steel along a bed that is already planted, and it is a simple way to sharpen up an older yard. If a shrub or a big root sits right on the line, we adjust the line or talk through moving the plant.

Yes, as long as we know where the lines and heads are. We do not install or repair sprinkler systems, so show us where they run before we dig. If a line has to move, your sprinkler company handles that part.

Often one day, depending on the length of the run and how hard the ground is. As part of a bigger job, it simply goes on that job's schedule.

From spring through fall, any time the ground can be dug. The trench and the stakes need workable soil, so frozen ground has to wait.

Length comes first, then the number of curves and corners and what the ground is like, and Jake needs to see the run to price it. Your estimate costs nothing and is itemized, so you can go through it line by line and see exactly what the edging adds.