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I way prefer the wood for what it's worth. I love weathered wood - it ages beautifully, lasts for years and years, and the environmental impact of cedar (assuming that's what it is) is far lower than concrete too.

Concrete is the plastic of things that aren't plastic. Produced mostly with fossil fuels, huge GHG associated with production, and will sit as a lump of trash forever-ish once the next person decides they prefer a different look.

Make your own decisions obviously - I'm aware that I'm particularly carbon footprint averse.

There shouldn't be much to be done other than setting in the edgers in the space left from removing the wood, although honestly I think it looks fine as-is. But I am biased towards wood and stone over concrete.

On that note, the $3+ dollars per edger is painful to see. That adds up quick. Might I suggest something like quarry spalls as an alternative option? I don't know if the idea would suit your tastes but if you have a large area to cover it might suit your budget. But like I said: biased.

Do some research on setting them. You may need to roll the turf back and dig down further. Setting them on tamped sand may also help keep them straight as they go through freeze/thaw cycles. Of course that means more digging.

Let me know when you’ve figured it out - I’m considering a similar project.

Start pulling one out and see if it’s connected anywhere. I really doubt it will be.

I don't see why you'd have to pull up the turf unless you want to dig underneath it. Assuming the boards come up easily, the concrete edgers you linked look to be about the same thickness, so you could probably just pick up the board and put in the edger.