Hi Heather — The river rock goes underneath the Blue Star Juniper almost all the way in towards the “stem” of the shrub. Underneath the river rock is a mixture of good garden soil and composted cow manure all mixed in together at planting time. I hope this helps!

Hi Terese, thanks for the compliment on our edging. We hired hardscapers to do our pavers and edging years ago, and yes they cemented the seams which was nice. The blocks weren’t curved, but they cut some of them to make curved edges for us. (If we tried that, we’d still be cutting our first paver. LOL) Happy gardening to you as well!