Planter edging system

A planter edging system comprising:

• a set of edging panels arranged for end-to-end engagement to form at least part of a boundary of a planting area, each edging panel including a planter wall having an inner surface configured to be exposed to contents of the planting area, the inner surface having a pair of longitudinal edges connected by side edges, and a respective end flange extending along each side edge of the inner surface of the planter wall, each end flange defining an outwardly-directed mating face arranged to engage a corresponding mating face of an adjacent edging panel, each mating face including multiple locking apertures;
• a gusset configured to be anchored within the planting area and configured to hold one or more of the edging panels upright;
• a panel connector including multiple locking protrusions, each locking protrusion being arranged for insertion through a respective pair of aligned locking apertures of engaged end flanges of adjacent edging panels;
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• a locking member arranged to engage at least one of the locking protrusions of the panel connector to resist retraction of the at least one of the locking protrusions through the respective locking apertures.

A planter edging system comprising:

• a set of edging panels arranged for end-to-end engagement to form at least part of a boundary of a planting area, each edging panel including
• a planter wall having an inner surface configured to be exposed to contents of the planting area, the inner surface having a pair of longitudinal edges connected by side edges and a respective end flange extending along each side edge of the inner surface of the planter wall, each end flange defining an outwardly-directed mating face arranged to engage a corresponding mating face of an adjacent edging panel;
• a set of panel connector assemblies, each panel connector assembly being configured to lock a respective pair of engaged end flanges of adjacent edging panels together;
• a set of base plates configured to be arranged to be loaded by contents of the planting area, wherein the base plates of the set have a combined surface area that is at least 40% of a combined surface area of the inner surfaces of the edging panel planter walls;
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• a set of gussets that are each configured to be anchored to a respective base plate, each gusset being configured to hold one or more of the edging panels upright.

A method of constructing a planter edging system, the system comprising a set of edging panels arranged for end-to-end engagement to form at least part of a boundary of a planting area, each edging panel comprising end flanges defining respective outwardly-directed mating faces arranged to engage corresponding mating faces of adjacent edging panels, each mating face including multiple locking apertures, the method comprising:

• anchoring a gusset connected to one or more of the edging panels within the planting area;
• engaging the respective mating faces of adjacent edging panels such that the locking apertures of the respective end flanges align;
• inserting multiple locking protrusions of a panel connector through respective pairs of aligned locking apertures simultaneously;
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• engaging a locking member with at least one of the locking protrusions to resist subsequent retraction of the or each locking protrusion through the respective locking apertures.

A method for making a planter edging system, the system comprising a set of edging panels arranged for end-to-end engagement to form at least part of a boundary of a planting area, the method comprising:

• cutting a blank for a first edging panel from a piece of sheet material;
• cutting a blank for a second edging panel from a piece of sheet material;
• folding each of the blanks for the first and second edging panels so that each of the edging panels define:
• a planter wall having an inner surface exposed to contents of the planting area, in use, the inner surface having a pair of longitudinal edges connected by side edges;
• and
• a respective end flange extending along each side edge of the inner surface of the planter wall, each end flange defining an outwardly-directed mating face arranged to engage a corresponding mating face of an adjacent edging panel, each mating face including multiple locking apertures;
• cutting a blank for a gusset from a piece of sheet material;
• cutting a blank for a panel connector from a piece of sheet material, and folding the blank to define multiple locking protrusions, each locking protrusion being arranged for insertion through a respective pair of aligned locking apertures of engaged end flanges of adjacent edging panels;
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• cutting a blank for a locking member from a piece of sheet material, the locking member being arranged to engage at least one of the locking protrusions of the panel connector to resist retraction of the or each locking protrusion through the respective locking apertures.

A method of constructing a planter edging system, the system comprising a set of edging panels arranged for end-to-end engagement to form at least part of a boundary of a planting area, each edging panel comprising end flanges defining respective outwardly-directed mating faces arranged to engage corresponding mating faces of adjacent edging panels, the method comprising:

• engaging the respective mating faces of adjacent edging panels;
• locking the engaged end flanges of adjacent edging panels together;
• loading a set of base plates with contents of the planting area, such that a combined loaded surface area of the base plates corresponds to at least 40% of a combined surface area of the inner surfaces of the edging panel planter walls;
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• anchoring a respective gusset to each base plate, each gusset being connected to one or more of the edging panels to hold the or each edging panel upright.

A method for making a planter edging system, the system comprising a set of edging panels arranged for end-to-end engagement to form at least part of a boundary of a planting area, a set of gussets that are each configured to hold one or more of the edging panels upright, in use, and a set of base plates arranged to be loaded by contents of the planting area, the method comprising:

• cutting a blank for a first edging panel from a piece of sheet material;
• cutting a blank for a second edging panel from a piece of sheet material;
• folding each of the blanks for the first and second edging panels so that each of the edging panels define:
• a planter wall having an inner surface exposed to contents of the planting area, in use, the inner surface having a pair of longitudinal edges connected by side edges;
• and
• a respective end flange extending along each side edge of the inner surface of the planter wall, each end flange defining an outwardly-directed mating face arranged to engage a corresponding mating face of an adjacent edging panel;
• for each gusset of the set, cutting a blank for the gusset from a piece of sheet material;
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• for each base plate of the set, cutting a blank for the base plate from a piece of sheet material, such that the base plates of the set have a combined surface area that is at least 40% of a combined surface area of the inner surfaces of the edging panel planter walls.