All last year my wife and I debated on how to edge this huge mulch bed area. Kids and dogs jump off the front porch and into the mulch, kicking it up on the concrete walk way. They when I mow, it throws clippings into the mulch. Add to that our lack of vision in figuring out what to plant in this huge area that will look nice without costing an arm and leg. In a moment of lucid thought, I considered laying sod. I ran the idea past my better half and she loved it. One week later we knocked it out.
Next steps are to build a straight, few course stone wall separating the smaller mulch bed from the new sod. Then plant a couple hydrangeas and call it done.
In hindsight, I wish I would have had sod put there when they did the front lawn.
