Garden gravel border ideas

Gravel driveways and paths add the perfect rustic look to your home. But this look can quickly be ruined as weeds show up in the gravel. So, you need to learn how to stop weeds growing through pebbles.

The best backyard edging for gravel will be strong, robust and also look good. In this article I will share the 5 best edging materials for retaining loose gravel surfaces.

Enjoy these photos from a reader's visit to Planting Fields Arboretum in Long Island, NY during the month of June.

Introducing gravel lawn edging to your garden can dramatically uplift your outdoor aesthetics. This guide presents 15 ideas, from creating a path in your garden with gravel to designing a circle in your landscape with this versatile material. Find out how to incorporate gravel for a chic garden update.

Gravel, rocks, and other small stones can be used in many ways when it comes to landscaping and decorating the garden. See more gravel garden ideas here!

Gravel is an effective and affordable way to build garden paths quickly. However, loose gravels do require robust edging materials to retain the aggregate. Consequently I have listed and summarised 6 of the best edging materials for garden paths.

You don't have to stick to traditional turf – these looks will inspire you to embrace other ground-cover options

In this, the final post in the series on Carole's garden, we will take a tour of the garden at the back of the house. There is no obvious fencing here. On the contrary, the forest surrounding backyard slips almost seamlessly into a cultivated space. Gravel paths, like spokes on a wheel, lead you inside Carole's garden and to the raised pond that is at its heart. One of the unique and distinctive features are the decorative frames which mark off the perimeters of the garden. Carole tells me…

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