Maintain crisp borders and weed-free garden beds. We provide traditional spade-cut hand edging and detailed weeding services to keep your landscaping pristine.
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Bed edging on Martha's Vineyard uses traditional hand-cut spade edges between lawn and bed - cleaner, longer-lasting, and more flexible than plastic or metal borders. Infinity Landscaping pairs spring edging with bi-weekly or monthly hand weeding programs that pull weeds at the root rather than chemical treatments. Chemical-free options available across all six island towns.
Landscape Maintenance
What this page covers
Spade-cut hand edging
We define bed boundaries with clean, deep edges. We use traditional steel spades to cut a vertical, 3-to-4-inch deep trench between lawn turf and garden soil, preventing grass roots from spreading into beds and holding mulch in place.
Thorough hand weeding
We keep beds weed-free by extracting roots. Rather than simply trimming weed leaves (which allows them to grow back quickly), we hand-pull weeds from the root base to keep your gardens clean and clear.
Stone & metal border care
If your beds utilize stone, cobblestone, or aluminum borders, we keep them clean. We align shifted stones, clear weeds from stone joints, and trim grass borders flush with the edging to maintain a sharp presentation.
Organic weed suppression
To reduce weed regrowth, we use natural suppression methods. We apply organic pre-emergents, recommend dense cedar or pine bark mulch barriers, and check beds on a regular schedule to catch weed seedlings early.
Landscape Maintenance
The importance of border definition
A clean landscape depends on the contrast between turf grass and garden soil. Without a defined border, aggressive lawn grasses (such as Kentucky bluegrass) will quickly send roots into garden beds, crowding out ornamental plants and making beds look messy.
We use traditional hand spade-cutting to build a vertical trench along bed lines. This trench creates a physical barrier that grass roots cannot cross. We run this service in the spring as part of bed prep, and touch up the lines in late summer to ensure your borders remain sharp for the autumn season.
Process
Our weeding & edging steps
01
Clear Borders
String-trim grass short along the proposed bed borders.
02
Spade Cutting
Cut a clean, 3-to-4-inch deep vertical edge, tossing loose dirt into the bed.
03
Weed Extraction
Hand-pull weeds across the beds, ensuring root systems are removed.
04
Soil Raking
Rake the bed soil back from the edge to create a neat slope.
05
Mulch Dressing
Apply mulch to the sloped bed, keeping the vertical edge clear.
06
Walkway Sweep
Sweep and blow away any soil or debris from walkways and lawns.
Planning This Service
Frequently asked questions
We recommend bi-weekly or monthly weeding visits from May through September to manage weed cycles. Regular visits ensure we extract weeds before they flower and drop seeds, which reduces the weed population over time.
No. We do not apply chemical herbicides to garden beds, as they can damage delicate ornamental plant roots and harm soil biology. We manage garden weeds entirely through hand-weeding, organic mulch barriers, and cultural prevention methods.
Plastic borders can crack, warp, and heave out of the ground due to winter frost shifts, creating a tripping hazard. Hand-cut spade edges are natural, cost-effective, and can be easily adjusted as beds grow or change shape over time.
Pricing depends on the linear footage of the bed borders, weed density, and visit frequency. Ongoing bi-weekly weeding visits are quoted flat per visit; one-time spring edging is quoted per project after a site review.