Cheapest way to divide a shared lawn

[jtvang125]

My lawn is shared on both sides with the neighbors. They both have grass and I'm wanting to go low-water landscaping. Half the grass is dead or dying as I have stopped watering in preparation for removing all vegetation.

I'm trying to come up with some ideas on how to divide the properties so that their grass won't creep back to my side. I'm on a rather tight budget so can't really go with a nice concrete barrier or nice looking stones.

 

[lxskllr]

Rocks are free. You just have to collect them.

 

[Carson Dyle]

This makes almost no sense. You're going to go commando, stop watering your yard, but you're worried about grass creeping onto your property?

It will probably do so only minimally. If it does (and for some reason really bothers you), go out with some Roundup and kill it. Or just pluck it out like you'd have to do with the weeds that will grow in your yard.

 

[Spacehead]

...I'm wanting to go low-water landscaping.

I'm on a rather tight budget so can't really go with a nice concrete barrier or nice looking stones.

What are you putting in? Drought resistant trees/shrubs?
Not sure how well it would work but for around mulch beds for example, you cut the grass & soil cleanly with a squared off spade & then you put in a divider down into the ground 2-3-4 inches to keep the grass from migrating into the mulch bed. Those dividers can be metal or plastic. How many feet of perimeter are we talking about here?

What ever you do you'll have to tell your neighbors to not throw their grass clippings toward your "yard" anymore when they mow.

 

[turtile]

Cheapest way is to cut a deep edge at the property line. Which type of grass are they growing? Bunch grass usually won't spread if the edge is deep enough and if it does, you can just cut the overflow.

 

[Red Squirrel]

I was going to say maybe some kind of wood/plywood barrier, but I doubt it would last through more than one winter, as the frost heave would push it up. Better off saving up to put in a proper concrete/masonry barrier or sorts. It does not need to be high but it needs to be deep (several feet) if you want it to look good for years to come.

Though trying to get rid of all grass seems like an odd thing to do, it's like a weed and it will be more maintenance to try to keep it out, than to just let it grow and mow it once a week or so. Not to mention you'll just get all sorts of other weeds instead like dandelions. Though if you want a full blown dandelion garden more power to you, those are great for bees!

 

[WhiteNoise]

weed barrier rolls should do the trick. then lay wood chips or granite dust over it. Plant some low water plants around too.

 

[John Connor]

Land mines?