[renielarson]

We had pine mulch and took it out. The zoysia grass/weeds invaded the mulch and I was spending hours upon hours doing nothing but pulling it out. Enough was enough.

We hired a landscaper (don't know the name because my hubby took charge of that). We had a mesh barrier laid on top of the soil then about a 3-4 inch layer of rock. It has been the most wonderful blessing I could have wished for.

Although the grass and some weeds still creep in, it's limited to the area that abuts the concrete and to the "holes" where the plants are. It's a breeze to keep "weeded"/"degrassed" and I would recommend rock in a heartbeat.