Not Brick, Not Pavers: Amazon Has A Faux Iron Fence Driveway Edging Alternative

If you're looking for driveway border ideas to improve your home's curb appeal, you might want an inexpensive option like pavers or bricks. They're durable (which can be an advantage if you have new drivers at home who are still learning how to accurately steer the vehicle down the driveway). However, if you trust everyone in the house to not hit the edging and you want something raised that's a little more stylish, Amazon has an affordable option worth considering: faux wrought iron plastic edging.

Evelyne Decorative Plastic Edging has a regular price of $36.95 for eight pieces, covering about 10 linear feet. By shopping at Amazon, you receive a better value compared to other retailers. For example, Wayfair offers this same product with eight panels for $45.47 as a regular price. If you want more panels, you'll also save with Amazon. Ordering 16 panel sections has a normal price of $61.95 at Amazon, while they'll cost $66 at Wayfair.

These gray polypropylene plastic panels (also available in black or white) are made to resemble wrought iron, using an intricate leaf pattern with the outline of a bird along the top. Each panel measures 16 ½ inches in length and 10 inches in height, and adjacent panels interlock during installation to prevent them from shifting and pulling apart. However, because they are plastic, they won't survive a car running over them, so be careful when using them as driveway edging.

Another major pro of the Evelyne edging panels is that they're easy to install on your own. Each panel ships with two plastic ground spikes. The spikes slip through holes in two tabs attached to the bottom of each section. Each spike measures about 7 inches in length, ensuring the edging panels are as sturdily anchored as possible. If you can't push the spikes into soft soil by hand, you can use a soft-faced mallet. Then connect adjacent pieces with slots on the sides that provide additional support, keeping them upright. At the connection point, rotate the angle of the adjacent panels to fit along your driveway or walk. Consider leaving them in a straight line or creating a 90-degree corner, for example. "Each section can interlock and is secured with matching stakes. Installation was very easy using a rubber mallet, and the area looks really nice now. I want to get more of these," one Amazon customer reviewer said.

If you install these panels yourself, your only expense is the cost of the materials. The total comes out to less than $4 per linear foot when buying from Amazon, making it a budget-friendly driveway edging option. If you hire professionals to install brick driveway edging, you can expect the job to cost between $23 and $29 per linear foot, with the labor costs responsible for more than half of the job's total bill.

Even though the Evelyne panels make a stylistic choice as driveway edging, many of the customers who left reviews at Amazon and Wayfair also used these panels as tree and garden edging ideas to create the perfect landscaping design. Using these Evelyne panels along both the driveway and near gardens allows you to deliver a seamless look across your entire property. One Amazon customer reviewer used the edging along the property line, around a garden bed, and in the backyard. Another added the panels to create sidewalk edging.

Because this product is plastic and not metal, it's worth buying extra panels and keeping them on hand to easily replace any damaged sections. One unsatisfied Amazon customer described these panels as "cheap brittle plastic," but it seems as though the general consensus is that they're fairly durable when treated correctly. Of course, however, plastic will never be quite as strong as metal, so investing in an extra pack of panels can help save you in the case of any mishaps down the line.

In addition to the many reviews describing how this product spruced up their garden beds and pathways, one customer reviewer had a unique idea for using these panels in a new location. Rather than tearing out an existing wrought iron fence to install a taller one, the reviewer simply added the Evelyne panels to the top of the existing fence. The reviewer gained 10 inches of height and an interesting design element by adding these faux wrought iron panels. "I used zip ties and some Goop epoxy to make sure they are secure," the reviewer said.