If you go with sand and gravel, begin by removing the wood and loose soil from the joints and wet the joints to compact the loose soil. Fill the joints with a mixture of 2 parts pea gravel to 1 ...

Rough stones, including crushed stone, decomposed granite, and quartz, are a better option for paths, patios, and landings. These types of gravel are fractured to a uniform size and pack firmly, ...

However, garden designer Jack Wallington thinks we shouldn’t rush to rip out our lawns: "No, the lawn is not bad, it’s quite important. It beats most patios and gravels because it’s alive ...

Pea gravel is higher priced than gravel but offers more design options, styles and colors such as tans, light and dark grays. The loose surface of ¼-inch rounded stones, however, is hard to walk on.

If the garden is due for a rock revival, gravel would be the way to go November 22, 2016 More than 8 years ago In the Gravel Garden at Chanticleer in Wayne, Pa., June brings coneflowers, lavender ...

The landscapers used 3/8-inch Delaware pea gravel over most of the backyard’s surface, laid on an underlying bed of compacted, rough-edged 3/4-inch gravel and landscape fabric. “That way you don’t ...