Abstract: A lawn and garden edging system for edging a lawn with interconnected pieces which can be lengthened and shortened. The lawn and garden edging system includes a first strip for inserting into a ground surface and a second strip for inserting into the first strip. The first strip is elongate and has a top side, a front side, a back side, a bottom side and two ends. A plurality of bores are located in the top side of the first strip. A plurality of first spikes for inserting into the ground surface are coupled to the bottom side of the first strip. The second strip is elongate. The second strip has a cross-section traverse to a longitudinal axis of the second strip has a generally L shape. The second strip has a short wall and long wall. A plurality of second spikes for insertion into the bores in the top wall of the first strip are coupled to and extend away from the short wall of the second strip. The spikes are oriented generally perpendicular to a plane of the long wall of the second strip.