Ok, I started shaving away grass in the front yard. I decided I will just scrap off the hill and make a proper grade. I still want to do some landscaping though. Was thinking about plastic edger but it usually doesn't look too nice. Then I thought about doing concrete edgers like the ones shown...
If I put some river rock between the house and the edger should I use plastic underneath or the fabric type? The rock can go directly on top of the material, I don't need to put soil down first, do I?
Do you have any better ideas than the plastic or concrete with river rock? It seems like so many houses have it, I would like to do something different. Money is definitly an issue though.
Finally, unless I shave off half my yard there may be a small valley at 8-10' out from the house. My front yard is a hill going down to the street so most of it is great for the grade, it just has some small humps which may create this small valley.
This pic is exagerated for clarity.