Lawn edging material anchoring arrangement

Claim 1

An anchoring arrangement, for molded plastic lawn edging material, of the type commonly used for defining borders of lawns and gardens, that is adapted to hold plant seeds, so that when such plants mature their roots will extend into the ground and help anchor the edging material, said arrangement comprising, in combination: (a) a relatively thin, flat, vertically disposed wall member having an upper portion, including an integral reinforcing rail adapted to be positioned above ground level, and having a lower portion adapted to be positioned below ground level; (b) a relatively thin, flat, flange member formed integrally with said wall member lower portion and disposed to project laterally outward from said wall member; (c) a plurality of longitudinally spaced, elongated, hollow, plant seed holding tubes disposed to extend in a generally vertical direction through at least one of said members; (d) each of said seed holding tubes having: (i) an open upper end adapted to be positioned above ground level to receive plant seeds inserted therein; (ii) an open lower end adapted to be positioned below ground level to allow roots of plants to pass from the tube into the ground, as the seeds germanate and the plants mature, whereby plant roots serve to anchor the edging material in the ground.