How To Make A Circle With Landscape Blocks

Landscaping is an important part of your home. It’s a place where you can relax, unwind and enjoy the great outdoors. You want your landscaping to be beautiful, functional and easy to maintain. One way to achieve this is by using landscape blocks.

Landscape blocks are available in many different sizes and shapes so you can create virtually any shape or design for your yard. They come in different colors as well as textures, so you can choose the ones that best match your home or garden’s theme. You may also want to consider using them as edging around beds or walkways to add height and definition.

Making a circle with landscape blocks is a great way to add interest to your garden. The block is heavy and will hold its shape even if you build on a slope, making it perfect for creating seating areas or even small ponds for turtles or fish. The trick lies in how you arrange the blocks.

Maybe you’ve been to a friend’s house and admired the beautiful circular patio, or maybe you’ve seen some in a magazine and thought how great it would look at your own home. A circle made of landscape blocks may seem like an expensive, complicated endeavor that only professional landscapers can pull off. In reality, though, it is actually quite simple to build one yourself. Here’s how:

Step One: Decide what kind of circular feature you want to build.

Step One: Decide what kind of circular feature you want to build.

  • Consider size, shape and purpose of the circle.
  • How many blocks will you need?
  • What kind of soil will you use?
  • How much water do you have available?
  • What kind of plants are going to grow in the circle?

Consider your time constraints as well. If it’s a weekend project, start early enough on Friday that you’ll have plenty of time to finish before dark (or at least get it started).

Step Two: Lay a landscaping hose on the ground in the approximate shape you want to build.

Lay a landscaping hose on the ground in the approximate shape you want to build. Don’t worry about being exact or perfect—it’s just a guide!

Step Three: Get a shovel and dig out a trench that is approximately 6 inches deep and approximately 1 foot wide, all the way around the outside of the circular landscaping hose.

You’ll need to dig a trench that is approximately 6 inches deep and approximately 1 foot wide, all the way around the outside of the circular landscaping hose. This will allow you to bury the hose underground and make it impervious to damage from weather or other elements.

  • To measure how deep your trench should be, use a measuring tape or ruler to measure from ground level up over where you want your landscaping hose’s top edge (where it will be connected) towards where you want its bottom edge (where it will connect with another piece of landscape block). Then add three inches to this measurement before marking this distance on both sides of your trench as shown in Figure 2 below:

Figure 2: Marking out where your circle’s perimeter needs to be dug

  • To measure how wide your trench should be, also use a measuring tape or ruler so that when placed on-top of one side of your shovel blade it falls exactly between two blades’ lengths away from either side (as shown in Figure 3 below):

Step Four: Remove the landscape hose and spread about 2 inches of good soil at the bottom of the trench with a garden rake or trowel.

  • Remove the landscape hose from your trench and spread about 2 inches of good soil at the bottom of the trench with a garden rake or trowel.
  • Plant your tree, shrub or perennial in its planting hole so that it is level with the ground surface and approximately three to four inches deep (a shovel can be used for this step).
  • Fill around the plant with more soil until you have about 3 inches of loose soil surrounding it on all sides, then tamp down lightly with your foot to firm up any loose soil around its root ball or crown (the part where it meets its trunk).

Step Five: Starting from one side, lay your landscaping blocks on top of each other in a ring around your circle (make sure to keep one block set aside for step eight). As you finish laying each row of blocks, have someone place a board across them so that it is level with the bottom of the trench. When this first row is flush with the edge at top and bottom, fill in the sand and soil around it so that it will be level with it. But leave each block sticking out approximately ½ inch above ground level. This allows water to drain away from each row as you build up.

Step Six: Repeat step five until your circle is complete. Make sure that when you get to step 5, that all rows are level with each other, leaving ¼ inch between each block to allow for drainage. (If you want, you can use a measuring tape to make sure all rows are even.)

Now that you have your circle shape, make sure to leave ¼ inch between each block to allow for drainage. You can use a measuring tape to make sure all rows are even.

Conclusion

A final tip: when you get to the top row, make sure that it is one block short of making a full circle so that you can go back and fill in any gaps with sand or soil. You should now have a beautiful landscape feature! It may take some time to complete this project, but it will definitely be worth your while. Keep in mind though that if this process seems too daunting, there are plenty of great landscapers who can help you out with any problems along the way. So don’t give up.

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