If your home lacks basic curb appeal, it may be time to rethink your landscaping. River Bottom Topsoil, which provides first-rate mulch, topsoil, and gravel delivery services to residents in and around the Troy, MO, area, says if you’re looking for a simple, yet effective, way to spruce up your home’s curb appeal, opt for gravel in your landscaping. Gravel is an affordable landscaping material that can help improve the look of any yard, and while it’s pleasing to the eye, it’s also low maintenance, so you won’t have to worry about spending countless hours doing yard work.

Here are three ways you can incorporate gravel into your landscaping:

• Rock Garden: Contained rock gardens are a popular trend in landscape design these days, and they offer a low-maintenance alternative to lawns. They’re also great if you live in a drought-prone area. There are many different types of appealing gravel and landscape rocks you can choose from. Better still, rock gardens deliver instant results: There’s no need to wait for flowers to bloom or shrubs to grow in.
• Walkways: Gravel is an excellent material to use to create paths and walkways in your landscaping. Whether you use pea gravel to form a path along the side of your house or rainbow gravel to enhance slate pavers you’ve laid in your backyard, there are many types of decorative rock you can use to add extra appeal to your yard.
• Flower Beds: Instead of mulch, lay gravel in your flower beds. Not only does it look great, but it doesn’t require as much upkeep. Since gravel doesn’t degrade over time like wood chips and other types of mulch, it will save you time and money. It also makes excellent ground cover for areas of your yard that don’t have plants or shrubs.

When you’re ready to begin your gravel landscaping project, call the experts at River Bottom Topsoil at (632) 462-5331. They’ll be able to explain the different types of gravel available and will even help you bring your design ideas to life with their professional landscaping services. To learn more about landscaping rock, mulch, topsoil, and other materials or to schedule a delivery, visit River Bottom Topsoil online.