1. Nope, not hard to maintain at all. They stay in place just fine and look exactly as they did when they were laid.

2. The pebbles are way too big/heavy to get kicked up by a lawnmower. They are about 2 inches long.

3. Steel, I believe. Again, they look just as they did when they were put in.

4. Pebbles are a couple of inches long-ish. I don’t know what you mean by “concrete pad”.

It sounds like your landscape contractor may not be well equipped for this job. It didn’t seem difficult at all to me, but you probably don’t want a first timer doing it.

(1) Beach pebbles: my contractor thinks they will be hard to maintain. Leaves and dirt will cover them over time and weeds will grow on them

(2) How do you mow the grass next to the pebble path? We have large windows. I am worry that the lawn mower will kick up the pebbles and break the windows.

(3) What edge materials do you use as the border? My contractor thinks those borders eventually fall down and the edge wont look good after a while

(4) What’s the width of the Mexican beach pebble border in your front yard and what size is the concrete pad? What size is the beach pebble – is it 1-2″? My front door area is 7′ wide and I am trying to figure out the size of the concrete box and the pebble strip between the boxes.

My landscape contractor has not done this type of design before, so I am a bit nervous on how it will turn out. I would appreciate if you could share your experience on how the design work out after a couple of years.

Thanks!

What kind of rocks are those lining the concrete-slabbed walkway and where did you find them? Very nice looking…