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Mulch washout by driveway

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#1 ·
Right by my driveway I have mulch and whenever it rains it just gets washed out. This is the only downspout on the corner so it handles a lot of water. Further down the driveway there is another mulched area which also is sloped towards the mulch bed so it just keeps washing out. Any ideas? Brick edging could be possible, or a concrete barrier perhaps. I could also maybe just use some black metal trim between the mulch and driveway?

A more involved process would be to maybe run piping under the concrete sidewalk slab and just take it to the end of the road?

 
#3 ·
My property in general and several of the landscape beds have significant slopes. I have brick edging as well as plastic edging in some of the steeper beds. For many years, Scott's Earth Grow was my go to mulch. Even with the double edging, after every rain storm I would have to rake up the mulch that floated over the edging. This year I got tired of hauling and installing 40 plus bags and paid a landscaper to install double ground hardwood mulch which is much finer than the Scott's. Best decision I have made in a while. No strain on my back and once watered in, the finer mulch sticks like glue. It has rained most of the past week, all beds are intact.

 
#6 ·
I just use the black metal edging stuff between my beds & driveway. It's cheap, easy to install, does the job well enough and is thin enough to not be an eyesore.

If the beds have any slope to them, make sure you're using hardwood mulch and not pine bark. I made that mistake once. The hardwood stays put pretty well, but the pine bark is lightweight stuff that's easily carried by water or wind.
 
#10 ·
I installed "no dig edging" and it's cheap, super easy to install, works well to keep mulch in the bed, and you can barely notice it from the street:





You can find it at Home Depot & Amazon and you can get the straight top if you prefer: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HF4VLWK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_SdqcFbY4K4608