We too opted for no stacked wall in our landscaping. The homeowner next to us had landscaping with extensive stacked walls done one summer while we were up north, and as we looked at our two houses from the street, we knew if we had stacked walls put in, the two houses would look like Lego Land.
My preference would have been dark bark mulch and no edging at all, just a deep V cut between grass and mulch, but we're not gardeners and wish to spend as little time and $ as needed on yard work. Mulch bleaches out and deteriorates and needs to be replaced (even though that is good for the soil). We went with seminole chips (dark brown) and dark green edging to approximate the look of the mulch and are very happy with the results. And the stones have not heated up and destroyed any plants in the two years we've had them. But I still prefer the mulch/no edging look.
I like the stacked wall look too, but get a little tired of it because it is everywhere.
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