How to Make a Concrete Landscape Curb

Sprucing up your landscape doesn't have to be expensive. You can make your own concrete landscape curbing with a little plywood and some general purpose concrete in a weekend with this tutorial.

I'll explain how to create curved forms, and how to pour your own curbing to give your front or back yard landscaping a new look on a tight budget.

Head over to this page for the written step by step tutorial:

[RachelLovelace]

I have one neighbor who had this professionally done and they have the nicest landscaping! So, I plan to do it myself. You’re the bomb. Im literally going to do it the same way you’re doing it. Thank you!!!

[JessSuave]

I just finished a landscape curb today and it turned out AWESOME! Thank you so much, I would not have had the confidence to do it if not for your video. I added a mosaic to the top of mine using Mexican beach pebbles and assorted pea gravel to create a vine with flowers along it. Now the hard part, waiting 4 days to pull off the forms!

[selzen]

I did this years ago using foam packing sheets. They were easy to cut into strips like the plywood here. The strips bent very gracefully, as they were so pliable. I didn't take the time to stake the strips in, I just propped rocks behind them. Turned out good. Now I have a ledge for my mower wheels to go on, eliminating any need for "edging". I always initial and date my work in the cement. Sometimes I write mottos in the wet cement, for example, "Garden of Weedin".

[margaretodamo]

thank you for the video, I am working on this project right now using just regular 2x4s. I didnt mix the concrete just poured it in and misted after. Also added a length of rebar. Trying to decide if i should use plywood to create curves since yours looks so nice.

[StoneyVGodet]

Love it thank you for clear step by step instructions now I’m inspired

[johnmack]

Great Job Shara. Gave me some inspiration for mine. Nice work. Excellent illustration that you do not need a bunch of mixers and a million dollars worth of concrete tools. Two thumbs up!!

[danbasta]

Let me tell ya something here, you did a really BEAUTIFUL job here! Looks EXCELLENT!

[unions]

I absolutely love what you have done. Everything from the curve to the choice of pebbles and stepping stones all well matched perfectly. A big big well done👍👍👍

[stcontact]

They have stamps that you can imprint into the cement to give it a rock or wood look on the surface. Nice job. I think I'm going to save some money and do this.

[johnhamilton]

Good for you rocking out some concrete. Your final product looks much better than others I’ve seen on YouTube. Great effort using a bucket.

[LawnCareJuggernaut]

Hey there Shara
I am in the lawn and landscape business and i really enjoyed this video i think you did a very good job!

[theswych]

Awesome video! I love the CUSTOM look of the curves! I am definitely doing this in my front yard now instead of boring (and more expensive pavers). I can even customize it further by adding some texture to my concrete curb. Thanks... this video was right on time!

[sapyproducts]

I’m glad I ran into this video & channel. Thank you for sharing how this project can be done nicely and in a simple manner!

[lynknLogs]

Hey Shara, looks like a fun project . I always find that taking a break from the usual projects recharges me. This reminds me when we did our own landscape retaining walls at our first house. It was back breaking work but so rewarding.

Thanks for your sharing, the way you made concrete work is very practical

[Gus-co]

G’day from Australia 🇦🇺 you have done a great job of this . 🙂

[ajayr]

I am glad I opened up your link to the video. It was an amazing job done. You are so awesome. Thank you so much for your lovely vdo. Now I know what I'll be doing with my front and back yard.

[timhalleran]

You're a hard worker!! Impressive!!😃

[valkyriesardo]

I like this idea very much. My back yard has a snaking "S" curve of lawn that winds among berms of mulched flower bed. Maintaining a clean edge between grass and mulch became too labor intensive. A concrete curb will give me both a clean edge and a lawn mower rail.

[MsDayzie]

Yess!! I love this!! What an idea!! Very inspiring. I wanna work on my back patio soon, and I think I may incorporate this somehow. Thank you!