Lawn edging device

Claim 1

A lawn edging device for defining borders of lawns and gardens that is adapted to hold plant seeds, so that when such plants mature their roots will extend through the device and help anchor the device in position in the ground, said device being an elongated article formed of a resilient molded plastic material, comprising: (a) a thin, flat, vertical, first wall member having an upper end including an integral reinforcing rail adapted to be positioned above ground and having a lower end adapted to be positioned below ground; (b) a thin, flat, generally vertical, second wall member spaced a slight distance from one side of said first wall member in generally parallel relation therewith; (c) said second wall member having less height than said first vertical wall member and having a lower end joined to the lower end of said first wall member; (d) a thin, generally horizontal, flange member joined to and extending laterally outward from the lower end of said first wall member and being arranged and disposed to help anchor the device in the ground; (e) the lower ends of said vertical wall members defining therebetween a trough-like space adapted to hold plant seeds; (f) at least one of said wall members having extending therethrough openings in communication with said space to allow roots of said plants to pass through said device as said seeds germinate.