Landscape border divider

Claim 1

An assembly of a divider and stakes installed to form a border between adjacent areas of a lawn and garden to define the limits of the garden bed relative to adjoining ground comprising said lawn, said garden bed being located at a first elevation and said ground being located at a second elevation beneath said first elevation, and wherein a vertical face of said bed extends downwardly around the perimeter of the bed between said first and second elevations, said divider comprising a one-piece extruded length of plastic including an enlarged upper section, a flange formed integrally with said upper section and extending along the length of said upper section and downwardly from said upper section to a bottom edge, a plurality of flaps formed integrally with said bottom edge, a slot formed in one of said flaps, said slot being adapted for receipt of one of said stakes, a slot formed in at least one additional one of said flaps for receipt of an additional stake, said divider being located whereby said enlarged upper section is positioned at said first elevation, said flange being positioned against said vertical face to support said vertical face, and said stakes penetrating said adjoining ground at said second elevation to secure the flaps in overlying relationship with the adjoining ground.

Claim 8

A method for forming a border between adjacent areas of a lawn and garden to define the limits of the garden bed relative to the adjoining ground comprising said lawn, said garden bed being located at a first elevation and said ground being located at a second elevation beneath said first elevation, and wherein a vertical face of said bed extends downwardly around the perimeter of said bed, the steps comprising providing a divider comprising a one-piece extruded length of plastic including an enlarged upper section, a flange formed integrally with said upper section and extending along the length of said upper section and downwardly from said upper section to a bottom edge, a plurality of flaps formed integrally with said bottom edge and extending laterally outwardly from the bottom edge, a slot formed in one of said flaps and at least one additional flap also having a slot formed therein, providing a plurality of stakes, each said slot being adapted for receipt of one of said stakes, locating said divider by positioning said enlarged upper section at said first elevation, positioning said flange against said vertical face to support the vertical face, locating the flaps at said second elevation in overlying relationship with said adjoining ground, and driving said stakes through said slots to secure the divider in place.

Claim 9

A method for forming a border between adjacent areas of a lawn and garden to define the limits of the garden bed relative to the adjoining ground comprising said lawn, said garden bed being located at a first elevation and said ground being located at a second elevation beneath said first elevation, and wherein a vertical face of said bed extends downwardly around the perimeter of said bed, the steps comprising providing a divider comprising a one-piece extruded length of plastic including an enlarged upper section, a flange formed integrally with said upper section and extending along the length of said upper section and downwardly from said upper section to a bottom edge, a plurality of flaps formed integrally with said bottom edge and extending laterally outwardly from the bottom edge, a slot formed in one of said flaps and at least one additional flap also having a slot formed therein, providing a plurality of stakes, each said slot being adapted for receipt of one of said stakes, locating said divider by positioning said enlarged upper section at said first elevation, positioning said flange against said vertical face to support the vertical face, locating the flaps at said second elevation in overlying relationship with said adjoining ground, and driving said stakes through said slots to secure the divider in place.