weed barrier pretty cheap if you shop around. use your scissors to cut your weed barrier to the correct size and lay it down over the dirt.
apply rocks! i bought bags for this project, but if you have a larger area to fill it's cheaper to buy your rocks in bulk. i bought about 6 bags of white marble chips for this project for $4.99 a bag, but price vary by rock type.
we also did this in our front yard and used a border from rocks we found in the back yard! i still need to tear out some stumps and put down some grass seed, but it's getting there!
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