How do I keep rocks from sinking into the dirt in my flower/shrub bed?




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put down porus weed netting then cover w/rock.
Weed barrier cloth is very effective
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put black plastic under it. the fabric weed control may kill your flowers and it isn't a cure all for weeds anyway.
You could use pine straw instead,if it is available where you live.Rocks hold in heat that can burn up certain plants.The straw holds in moisture and repels certain munching bugs.Just a thought...
I agree with everybody else. Put weed fabric down first. Then put your rocks on top. Hope this helps you.
Lay down landscape fabric before you rock. Water still gets through to your plants, but the rocks stay on top.
I have a 30 x 60 inch flower bed that I just took 25+ year old mini boxwood hedges out of and am putting another type of dwarf plant in. Need ideas to put some kind of wall around it, like pavers but TOOOO expensive don't like wood what else is there.
I use landscape fabric under gravel and larger rock and stones. Works great to keep the gravel in place and from sinking in the dirt. Plus I have no weeds. My picture shows a garden bed and some gravel against the house foundation. Ignore the rocks on top of the piece of cardboard. I kept them there temporarily until I needed them for a project.