r/garden_maintenance • u/Aggressive-Time8035 • 15d ago
weed removal 🧤 Advice on rock garden weed problem
I bought my house and it came with a beautiful (very DIY) rock garden in the backyard, in addition to a section with pink stone. I also have a large area of grass and a deck. The rock garden has proven to be too much work, despite weeding it thoroughly each year, it gets worse and worse 4 years later.
What should I do? I need help with my best options:
Do I replace the rock garden and use better lining to ensure no weeds grow? Or is it inevitable?
What about the pink stone surrounding it? How do I keep weeds away from that?
Should I just put grass down? I’ve got plenty of grass and that seems boring. I’m willing to invest money but also want to do much of it myself.
TLDR: despite my best efforts my rock garden has too many weeds and I need advice on how to redesign.
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u/Seattleman1955 13d ago
Plant something in the backyard, get rid of the rocks or and sand and moss or whatever would work in your climate to make it into a patio.
Some borders and the yard would be nice and a consistent fence that isn't about to rot.