Thanks, Susan! I think they're even cheaper than wood. Certainly they're easier.
Assembly requires ... soil. I make a pile in the middle of the bed, then stand one paver on edge. Drag the soil toward it until it stands up. Repeat. Done.
Once a neighbor moved out, and I wanted to move one wall a foot or so in that direction. Move one paver, drag some soil. Repeat. Done. I think it took 10 minutes to move ten pavers, plus rake the soil level again.
I can straighten them out easily, I'm just lazy and busy.
Pull an inward-leaner back towards me.
Drag some soil towards it.
Lean it back in, wiggle it.
maybe drag a little more soil
Thump an out-ward-leaner using a flat 2x4 and a mallet until it's flush.
Done.
If a whole section ever starts to lean outwards more than a half-inch, like if I spent time wlaking on the soil in the bed, I use a sharpshooter spade to dig a wedge of soil out of the edge of the bed.
Push two pavers back in with my palm until they look right.
Hold them in place while I drag some soil back.
Done
I once made the effort to make a wall look tidy even though it is on a slope. I had to scrape the sloping soil with a mattock, then position some pebbles and gravel and clay on top to give a level surface as wide as the paver. Set that paver on top, LEVEL. Thump on it a bit with a 2x4 and a mallet. Next.
It's just right for my level of mechanical ability. The most complicated tool is a mallet.
Some day I'll put the masonry-cutting wheel on my angle grinder and cut some pavers to fit the smallest bed "just right". Then I'll glue them together and it will look like a "real planter". I'll also cut some angle-pieces so that the corners fit tightly despite leaning inwards. Yup: "some day".
