I know the stone is expensive and it seems to be effective as a weed block but it makes planting replanting troublesome and feeding difficult.
River rock raised garden beds.
How to use river rock in plant beds.
Edging a garden bed with large and medium river rocks adds a pretty contrast to your yard and creates a neat edge to your garden beds via ella claire inspired this beautiful dry river stream incorporates a pretty mix of larger boulders with river rock and feels very natural in this landscaped yard.
It s available in a wide variety of sizes colors textures and shapes from porous lightweight red or black lava rock to pretty smooth quartz gravel mulch in purple or pink.
Rock mulch is decorative gravel or rocks ranging in size from pea size to golf ball size often sourced from river beds.
The previous owner put down what looks to be inch river rock in all of the landscape beds around the house.
The stone goes down at least 1 2 inches.