Landscaping border
AssigneeAble Corporation
InventorLyvonne Able
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Abstract
A landscaping border is provided which is attractive, safe for animals and children to play around and less susceptible to biological growth. Provided is a landscaping border comprising: a tubular polyethylene mesh with a mesh size of at least about 0.25 inches and no more than about 3 inches and a diameter of at least about 3 inches and no more than about 10 inches; biodegradable ground cover, preferably pine straw, wherein at least 95% of the weight of the biodegradable ground cover is contained within the mesh and no more than about 5% of the total weight of the biodegradable ground cover protrudes through said mesh. The inventive border also preferably comprises a biocide.
Claims18
A landscaping border consisting essentially of:
- a tubular polyethylene mesh with a diameter of at least about 3 inches and no more than about 10 inches;
- biodegradable ground cover wherein at least 80% of the total weight of said biodegradable ground cover is contained within said tubular polyethylene mesh and no more than 20% of said total weight of said biodegradable ground cover protrudes through said mesh;
- a biocide.
A landscaping border comprising:
- a tubular polyethylene mesh;
- biodegradable ground cover wherein at least 80% of the total weight of said biodegradable ground cover is contained within said tubular polyethylene mesh and no more than 20% of said total weight of said biodegradable ground cover protrudes through said mesh;
- a biocide of formula:
- ##STR5## wherein R1 is an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl group of 1 to 18 carbon atoms, an unsubstituted or substituted cycloalkyl group having a 3 to 12 carbon atom ring, an unsubstituted or substituted aralkyl group of up to 10 carbon atoms, or an unsubstituted or substituted aryl group of up to 10 carbon atoms;
- preferably 4 to 18 carbon atoms;
- R2 is hydrogen, halogen, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of 1 to 4 carbons;
- and
- R3 is hydrogen, halogen, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of 1 to 4 carbons.
A landscaping border comprising:
- a tubular polyethylene mesh with a mesh size of at least about 0.25 inches and no more than about 3 inches and a diameter of at least about 3 inches and no more than about 10 inches;
- pine straw wherein at least 95% of the weight of said pinestraw is contained within said mesh and no more than about 5% of said total weight of said pine straw protrudes through said mesh.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.