We have all seen plastic edging popping up out of the ground or broken around a landscape bed. It is this poorly constructed edging that has a tendency to give all plastic edging a bad name. In fact, at Oly-Ola we do not refer to our edging as “plastic” edging. We manufacture Poly or PVC edgings. Oly-Ola is not the cheapest edging available and we never will be. We offer a legitimate commercial grade edging in an industry where every low quality imitation claims to be the same. We are here to help you sort through the good, the bad and the ugly to make the best choice for your landscape projects.

• Wall thickness is a great indicator of a good landscape edging but it is easy to fluff up a product by adding low cost fillers and blowing air into the material. This will give the appearance of thickness but will weaken the structural property of the edging, which results in quick deterioration and poor manageability.
• Look for edgings that are true in color as it is a good indication that there are no fillers added.  Oly-Ola edgings are consistently a true black color, as we do not pollute our material with fillers.
• Another tell tale sign of poor grade edging is weight. If it looks bulky but weighs very little, you can be sure it is a low density material made to appear bulkier by additives in the manufacturing process.
• Be wary of price and seller. High quality costs more and is never found at discount stores.

• The idea behind installing edging is to not have to replace or fix the landscape edge; therefore, edging should be simple to install, yet strong enough to hold lines. When looking for a strong edging, ask for a large sample which will allow you to bend it into a tight radius to see how strong it really is.
• The installation instructions per the manufacturer should recommend the use of stakes to anchor the edging in the ground.  If they claim their edging does not need to be staked, it is not going to stay in place for long, especially in colder climates.

Poor installation and cheap retail grade edgings are the two contributing factors to plastic stereotyping. When a high quality product is installed properly, it should be nearly invisible and last for decades.