[KenH]

A client of mine recently had a pool installed, with a plastic fence about 1' off the patio all the way around. We are going to put stone in this space, but on one side of the pool there is a slope immediately after the fence (Its pretty steep, probably 25-30 degrees). What do you think I should put here to hold the stone from falling down the hill??? Please dont say plastic edging......

 

[Lombardi]

I am currently working on a pool project very similar. The customer wanted nice river rock to be used, but the cutoff point of the river rock was sloped. I used large, round rocks which I call dinosaur eggs. They stick to the slope and do not take away from the natural look.

 

[KenH]

That is an idea. Did you have to bury them a bit??? or let gravity hold them???

 

[Lombardi]

They were placed in fresh topsoil, so they were buried some.

 

[NCSULandscaper]

Depending on how large the sloped area is, have you thought about a groundcover planting instead of stone?

 

[KenH]

Originally posted by NCSULandscaper
Depending on how large the sloped area is, have you thought about a groundcover planting instead of stone?

They didnt want any plant material near the pool. BTW, how far does a ton of 1/2 inch stone go??? probably 2" or so deep. Am I right at about 250 sq ft??

 

[jwholden]

How about some metal edging from planters' with fabric beneath? Couldn't go wrong with 3/4" river jacks from O & G. Do it once and forget it!

I have installed a line of mulch about 9" off of a fence on both sides to keep the weedwacking damage to a minimum. Just clean up the edge once in the spring and hit it with the weedwacker once in a while to keep it looking nice.

Brown bed edger demo, does the offer still stand?

 

[KenH]

Of course!!! Can you guess where the stone is for???

I thought about the steel edging......I might just run the edger through and see if the stone will hold with nothing. I planted the perrenial garden.......it came out pretty good, except for the stepping stones

 

[jwholden]

What can I say.

It was hot, the stones were big, the birds were PISSED!

See you Saturday

 

[NNJLandman]

Make a two block high retaining wall....it will "retain" the stone and look nice around the pool

 

[KenH]

Originally posted by jwholden
What can I say.

It was hot, the stones were big, the birds were PISSED!

You do know I was only kidding.....
See you Saturday