Clean Landscape Borders That Make the Yard Feel Finished
Define lawns, planting beds, rock areas, pathways, and park strips with curbing and edging planned around the shape and style of your landscape.
Serving Bluffdale, Herriman, Riverton, Draper, Sandy, South Jordan, and nearby communities.
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Small Detail. Major Visual Difference.
Well-placed borders create cleaner lines, easier transitions, and a more intentional landscape.
The Border Helps Every Material Stay in Its Place
Without a clear edge, lawn can creep into planting beds, rock can scatter into turf, mulch can wash into walkways, and the finished yard can quickly lose its shape.
Coonhound Landscape Specialties uses curbing and edging to organize the landscape, create intentional lines, and support easier maintenance around lawn, planting, rock, and other materials.
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A More Organized Landscape From Every Angle
Cleaner Material Separation
Keep lawn, mulch, decorative rock, and planting soil from gradually blending into one another.
More Defined Design Lines
Use straight runs, gentle curves, or shaped beds to give the yard a more deliberate layout.
Easier Routine Maintenance
Create a clear mowing and trimming edge while reducing the need to repeatedly reshape planting beds.
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Choose the Border Based on the Area It Needs to Define
The right border depends on the materials being separated, the shape of the landscape, visibility, expected traffic, and how permanent the finished edge should be.
Decorative Landscape Curbing
A more permanent, visible border for lawns, planting beds, rock areas, and front-yard features.
Low-Profile Landscape Edging
A subtler edge where the border should control materials without becoming a major visual feature.
Natural Bed Transitions
In selected areas, a carefully shaped grade or trench edge may create the clean separation the design needs.
Use Curbing to Organize High-Impact Areas
Curbing and edging can be installed as part of a complete landscape or added to improve specific areas of an existing yard.
Lawn and Planting Beds
Create a clean mowing line and keep turf from spreading into planting areas.
Decorative Rock Areas
Keep loose rock contained and prevent it from spreading into lawn or walkways.
Park Strips
Define planted areas, crossing points, and decorative materials.
Trees and Feature Beds
Give focal planting areas a stronger shape and cleaner edge.
Walkways and Side Yards
Create clean boundaries along narrow access areas and utility zones.
Slopes and Grade Changes
Help control materials and organize transitions where elevation changes.
Xeriscape Conversions
Separate practical turf from lower-water planting, rock, and mulch.
New Yard Installations
Plan borders early so irrigation, sod, beds, and decorative materials meet cleanly.
The Best Curbing Follows the Landscape, Not a Template
Too many tight curves can make a yard feel busy, while long unbroken lines may not fit the home or property. The goal is to create borders that guide the eye and support how each area is used.
We consider the architecture of the home, lawn shape, planting layout, irrigation, slopes, and maintenance access before finalizing the line.
- Natural curves where the yard needs movement
- Straighter lines for modern or structured layouts
- Practical widths for mowing and trimming
- Transitions around driveways, sidewalks, and gates
- Enough planting-bed depth for mature plants
- Coordination with sprinkler head placement
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From Layout Lines to a Finished Edge
Review the Yard
Identify the areas to separate, existing irrigation, access points, slopes, and nearby features.
Mark the Layout
Establish proposed lines, curves, bed depths, crossing points, and transitions.
Prepare the Edge
Remove or shape the necessary material and create a consistent path for installation.
Install the Border
Place the approved border with attention to alignment, elevation, curves, and materials.
Finish the Surroundings
Restore or install lawn, soil, mulch, rock, or planting around the completed border.
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Good Borders Still Need the Surrounding Yard Maintained
Curbing and edging can reduce material movement and help preserve bed lines, but the surrounding lawn, weeds, plants, rock, and mulch still require routine care.
Keeping soil and materials at appropriate levels, trimming grass along the edge, and avoiding repeated equipment impact will help the finished border continue to look intentional.
- Trim lawn cleanly along the border
- Keep soil and mulch below the top edge
- Return displaced rock to the correct side
- Avoid striking the border with heavy equipment
- Maintain drainage around low points
See How Clean Borders Change the Yard
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Front Yard Bed Curbing
Herriman, Utah
Curved borders used to define planting beds, contain decorative rock, and create a cleaner lawn edge.
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Xeriscape Transition Edging
Bluffdale, Utah
Low-water planting and rock areas separated from functional turf with a clear, practical border.
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Complete Yard Curbing Layout
Riverton, Utah
Coordinated borders around lawn, trees, planting beds, and side-yard landscape areas.
Curbing Planned With the Rest of the Yard in Mind
Landscape borders affect sod, sprinkler placement, planting-bed depth, rock quantities, mowing access, and the overall shape of the yard. We approach curbing as part of the landscape rather than an isolated finishing product.
- Residential-focused layout planning
- Coordination with sod, irrigation, planting, and rock
- Lines shaped around the home and property
- Ability to combine curbing with larger landscape work
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Complete the Areas Around Your New Border
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Decorative Rock, Mulch & Planting Beds
Fill and finish newly defined areas with coordinated materials and planting.
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Sod & Lawn Installation
Create clean lawn edges and establish turf within the finished curbing layout.
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Xeriscaping
Use curbing to separate practical turf from water-wise planting, rock, and mulch areas.
Serving the South Salt Lake Valley
Coonhound Landscape Specialties is based in Bluffdale and provides residential landscape curbing and edging throughout Herriman, Riverton, Draper, Sandy, South Jordan, and nearby communities.
Availability may vary based on location, project length, access, border type, and whether the curbing is part of a larger landscape project.
Primary Service Area
Bluffdale
Herriman
Riverton
Draper
Sandy
South Jordan
Surrounding communities
Frequently Asked Questions
Get clear answers about residential landscape curbing, edging, layout, maintenance, and installation.
What is landscape curbing used for?
Landscape curbing creates a defined border between lawn, planting beds, decorative rock, mulch, pathways, park strips, and other yard materials. It can improve appearance while helping materials remain separated.
What is the difference between curbing and landscape edging?
Curbing is usually a more visible and permanent border, while edging may be lower-profile and less visually dominant. The better option depends on the area, materials, design style, and desired level of permanence.
Can curbing be installed around an existing lawn?
Yes. Curbing can often be added around established turf, planting beds, trees, and rock areas. Existing sprinklers, roots, grade changes, and access need to be considered during layout.
Can curbing be installed as part of a new landscape?
Yes. Planning curbing before sod, planting, rock, and mulch are installed helps create cleaner transitions and allows surrounding materials to be placed correctly from the beginning.
Will curbing stop all grass and weeds from spreading?
Curbing creates a stronger physical boundary, but it does not eliminate weeds or all grass growth. Routine trimming, weed control, and landscape maintenance are still required.
Can you create curved landscape borders?
Yes. Curves can shape beds and soften the landscape, while straighter lines may better fit modern or structured yards. The layout should suit the home and remain practical to maintain.
Can curbing be used in xeriscapes and park strips?
Yes. Curbing and edging can separate functional turf from rock, mulch, native plants, drip-irrigated beds, and pedestrian crossing areas.
Which areas do you serve?
Coonhound Landscape Specialties is based in Bluffdale and serves Herriman, Riverton, Draper, Sandy, South Jordan, and surrounding communities.
Tell Us Where Your Landscape Needs a Cleaner Edge
Share the areas you want to separate, the materials currently in place, and whether the curbing is part of a larger yard project. Photos and approximate measurements will help us understand the layout before contacting you.
Phone: 801-979-2960
Email: [email protected]
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