Garden Landscaping Greggory Disalvo/Getty Images To maintain a crisp edge along your garden features and keep grass at bay, you need an appropriate and attractive edging solution. The most common landscape edging materials professionals use, including metal, concrete, wood, and plastic, will get the job done, just not always elegantly. Natural stone adds the class that basic materials lack, but if you want to really take your property's curb appeal to new heights, consider bluestone.