College Grove, TN
Pea Gravel Walkways, River Rock & Landscape Renovation — College Grove, TN
A coordinated College Grove backyard landscape renovation—pea gravel and Tennessee River rock walkways, stepping stones, pine straw bed extension, plant installation, a rock bed, and a drainage swale—scoped under MRX landscaping services.
Tennessee River Rock Walkway
Installed landscape fabric, plastic landscape edging, and a 1.5" Tennessee River rock walkway with stepping stones along the side-yard corridor.
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Pea Gravel Walkway Through Pine Straw
Installed a pea gravel walkway through the pine straw bed and straightened and reset the stepping stones.
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Walkway / Pine Straw Area — Second Angle
Same general walkway and pine-straw area documented from another angle after the pea gravel walkway and edging work.
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Pea Gravel Walkway — Opposite Angle
Pea gravel walkway transformation documented from the opposite side of the bed.
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Patio Pea Gravel Bed & Black-Eyed Susans
Installed a pea gravel bed around the patio with landscape edging and planted Black-Eyed Susans in that area.
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Deck-Side Pea Gravel Walkway
Installed a pea gravel walkway beside the deck, with plastic landscape edging and stepping stones straightened and reset.
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Deck-Side Walkway — Opposite Angle
Same deck-side pea gravel walkway documented from the opposite angle, including the adjacent pine straw bed finish.
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Pine Straw Bed Extension & Miss Violet Butterfly Bushes
Extended the existing pine straw landscape bed and planted Miss Violet Butterfly Bushes.
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Tennessee River Rock Bed & Drainage Swale
Created a new 1.5" Tennessee River rock bed with landscape edging and built a drainage swale with rock to help move water through the corner.
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Finished Backyard Results
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Project Overview
Homeowner's goal
Renovate the backyard with improved gravel and rock walkways, cleaner bed finishes, new plantings, and better water movement through a rock drainage swale.
Problem solved
Uneven stepping-stone paths, unfinished lawn edges around the patio and deck, thin pine straw beds, and a fence-corner area that needed a defined rock bed and drainage swale were upgraded into finished walkways, beds, and plantings.
Scope of Work
- Installed plastic landscape edging
- Installed landscape fabric where used
- Installed pea gravel
- Installed 1.5" Tennessee River rock
- Installed and straightened stepping stones
- Built and improved gravel walkways
- Installed pine straw
- Extended existing pine straw landscape beds
- Planted Miss Violet Butterfly Bushes
- Planted Black-Eyed Susans
- Created a rock bed
- Created a drainage swale using rock to help move water through the area
Backyard Before the Renovation
This College Grove backyard needed clearer circulation and cleaner bed finishes—including side-yard and deck-side stepping stone routes, patio-edge lawn that needed a defined pea gravel bed, pine straw beds ready for extension and planting, and a fence corner marked for a rock bed and drainage swale.
Materials Used
Confirmed materials include plastic landscape edging, landscape fabric where used, pea gravel, 1.5" Tennessee River rock, stepping stones, pine straw, Miss Violet Butterfly Bushes, and Black-Eyed Susans.
What MRX Did
- Laid out and installed plastic landscape edging
- Installed landscape fabric where used under rock and gravel work
- Installed pea gravel walkways and patio-edge beds
- Installed 1.5" Tennessee River rock walkway and rock bed areas
- Straightened and reset stepping stones within the new walkways
- Installed pine straw and extended existing pine straw landscape beds
- Planted Miss Violet Butterfly Bushes and Black-Eyed Susans
- Built a rock drainage swale to help move water through the corner
- Completed final cleanup
Finished Landscape Renovation
The backyard now has defined pea gravel and Tennessee River rock walkways with reset stepping stones, extended pine straw beds, new plantings, a patio pea gravel bed, and a rock bed with drainage swale—documented across nine before-and-after pairs plus finished-result views.
College Grove Backyard Landscape Renovation Summary
MRX Landscaping completed a multi-area backyard landscape renovation in College Grove, Tennessee spanning gravel and rock walkways, pine straw bed work, plant installation, a rock bed, and a drainage swale.
Documented photos include nine matched before-and-after transformations plus two finished-result views of the pea gravel walkway and patio pea gravel bed.
Related Services & Planning Resources
- Primary service: Landscaping
- Also related: Mulch & Landscape Bed Installation, Plant Installation, Landscape Cleanup & Removal, Walkways, Hardscaping
- Service area: College Grove, TN
- Planning guide: Planning a landscape renovation in Tennessee
- Local service page: Landscaping services
- Local service page: Plant installation in College Grove
- Local service page: Mulch installation
- Local service page: Walkway installation
- Local service page: Landscaping in College Grove
Serving College Grove, TN
MRX Landscaping serves College Grove, TN, and surrounding Middle Tennessee communities with landscaping and hardscaping projects tailored to local properties, soil conditions, and outdoor living goals.
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