Japanses Garden anyone? [especially rock]

[Guest]

Of course, you could do a Zen type garden:

So spend some time in choosing and designing what you want. Then we can work on details of prep, etc.

I need to put gravel on the ground like pictured above around the stuff I already have. All I need to know is what prep is needed before I put down the gravel for the gravel area.

 

[Basil]

If you realize you'll need some help, you're not a total idiot!

https://aces.nmsu.edu/ces/mastergardeners/

Tom

As Clint Eastwood once said, "A man's got to know his limitations." Actually I know a lady (used to be a co-worker) who is a Master Gardener. I'll probably look her up for advice.

 

[NutmegCT]

I need to put gravel on the ground like pictured above around the stuff I already have. All I need to know is what prep is needed before I put down the gravel for the gravel area.

Great. If you want something like in that photo, you'll need to get the area perfectly flat and level (or gravity and precipitation will gradually wreak havoc). Then either pour concrete for a permanent subsurface, or add landscape fabric, then sand, then the gravel.

Tom