Putting in Railway Sleepers

[pennypincher]

I'm putting in railway sleepers to build a flower bed.They're in a triangular shape but I'm wondering how do I secure them into the ground.Do you just dig/clear 2-3 inches and place them?What happens in winter when the ground freezes and expands...will it push them out...any advice/ experience appreciated!!

 

[bakerbhoy]

just dig out a small shallow trench.If you are worried about frost etc,place a shallow bed of pea gravel or the like under them.They will be still around long after we are gone.

 

[lightswitch]

I have pretty much waht you are talking about in my garden for the past two years. Just dug out a very shallow trench but my only consideration was that they wouldn't blow over in the wind, weight alone sorted that out . Never thought of frost, not that we have had much with the global warming and so on.