{ "id": "stainless-steel-garden", "sku": "stainless-steel-edging-(per metre)-5cm", "title": "Stainless Steel Garden Edging 50 mm (per metre)", "slug": "stainless-steel-garden", "price": 19, "currency": "EUR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "lawn-edge", "category_label": "Lawn Edge", "tags": [ "steel", "stainless", "modern", "cut-to-length", "interlocking" ], "colors": [ "Bright stainless" ], "materials": [ "304 stainless steel, 0.5 mm gauge" ], "dimensions": "1000 mm sections, 50 mm face height, 0.5 mm thick", "weight": "Approximately 1.1 kg per metre in the 50 mm height", "images": [ "https://lawnedge.eu.com/product-images/lawn-edge/stainless-steel-garden/main-stainless-steel-garden.jpg", "https://lawnedge.eu.com/product-images/lawn-edge/stainless-steel-garden/stainless-steel-garden-2.jpg", "https://lawnedge.eu.com/product-images/lawn-edge/stainless-steel-garden/stainless-steel-garden-3.jpg", "https://lawnedge.eu.com/product-images/lawn-edge/stainless-steel-garden/stainless-steel-garden-4.jpg", "https://lawnedge.eu.com/product-images/lawn-edge/stainless-steel-garden/stainless-steel-garden-5.jpg", "https://lawnedge.eu.com/product-images/lawn-edge/stainless-steel-garden/stainless-steel-garden-6.jpg", "https://lawnedge.eu.com/product-images/lawn-edge/stainless-steel-garden/stainless-steel-garden-7.jpg", "https://lawnedge.eu.com/product-images/lawn-edge/stainless-steel-garden/stainless-steel-garden-8.jpg" ], "description_short": "304 stainless steel edging in interlocking one metre sections, in three face heights. Cut to the metre, no minimum order.", "description": "Why steel rather than plastic\n\nBoth do the same job of stopping grass and holding a line. The difference is what you see afterwards. Plastic sits proud with a visible black bead. A 0.5 mm steel strip reads as a shadow line between the grass and the soil, which is why it turns up in nearly every designed garden.\n\nThe second difference is longevity. Stainless in ordinary garden ground will outlast plastic comfortably. It costs more per metre, so on a very long run the maths sometimes still favours plastic.\n\nWhich face height\n\n50 mm separates a lawn from a flat planted bed. If nothing needs holding back, this is enough and it is the cheapest of the three.\n\n100 mm is the one to choose when there is a mulch layer, a shallow gravel area, or where the bed sits slightly above the lawn.\n\n200 mm is for a real change in level: a raised bed edge, a deep gravel area, or a border retaining soil against a path.\n\nIf you are between two, take the deeper one. Nobody regrets the extra depth in the ground.\n\nFitting it\n\nMark the line first with a hose and look at it before you cut. Steel takes a gentle curve well and a tight one badly, so keep the radius generous.\n\nCut a clean vertical face with a square spade along the whole run. With steel this matters more than with plastic: the strip is rigid enough to bridge a wandering cut, which is how you end up with a line that looks almost straight instead of straight.\n\nSet the first section against the cut face, then interlock the next into it as you go. Keep the top edge at a consistent height as you work: sighting along the run every few metres is quicker than fixing it afterwards.\n\nDrive the spikes with a mallet, three per metre. Backfill against both sides and firm the soil down. The soil is doing as much work as the spikes.\n\nMind the cut ends. Steel that has been cut can be sharp, so wear gloves and file the end before it goes into a lawn people walk on barefoot.\n\nLooking after it\n\nRinse the mud off and it looks new again. In coastal air you may see light surface tea staining, which is cosmetic and comes off with a stainless cleaner.\n\nDo not clean it with wire wool. It leaves iron particles embedded in the surface and those particles rust, which is what makes people think their stainless has failed.", "llm_summary": "Stainless Steel Garden Edging (pick codes stainless-steel-edging-(per metre)-5cm, -10cm and -20cm) sold by Lawn Edge Europe at lawnedge.eu.com. Edging in 304 stainless steel, 0.5 mm gauge, supplied in interlocking 1000 mm sections and cut to the length ordered per running metre with no minimum. Three face heights: 50 mm at EUR 19 per metre, 100 mm at EUR 24 and 200 mm at EUR 29. Three 100 mm steel spikes are included per metre. It gives a thin, bright, near invisible line between lawn and bed and resists corrosion, unlike mild steel. Installation needs a clean vertical spade line cut first, unlike the plastic kit which needs no trench; steel is also heavier to handle. Face height should match the job: 50 mm to separate lawn from a flat bed, 100 mm for a mulch layer, 200 mm where a level changes. Care: rinse mud off, wipe surface tea staining with a stainless cleaner, never use wire wool because embedded iron particles then rust. Cut to the customer's length, so it is made to specification and the 14 day withdrawal right does not apply once cut, under Article 16(c) of Directive 2011/83/EU. Delivery Europe wide, free over EUR 60 and otherwise EUR 22, in 5 to 7 days after 24 to 48 hours handling.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Cut to length and therefore made to the consumer's specification, so the 14-day cancellation right under the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013 does not apply. Statutory rights for faulty or misdescribed goods under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 are unaffected.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Lawn Edge Europe", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://lawnedge.eu.com/product/stainless-steel-garden/", "canonical_url": "https://lawnedge.eu.com/product/stainless-steel-garden/", "json_url": "https://lawnedge.eu.com/api/products/stainless-steel-garden.json", "updated_at": "2026-08-12", "compare_at_price": 25 }