Pardon the ladder. My husband has been staining the deck. The area to left of the stairs with the lava rock will be part of this project as well. The area is 10' x 6' so I am looking for something to block the area below the deck but will not be planting under the deck. I want to keep it clean to prevent little critters from making it their hideout.

So, I have three areas that need landscaped. All three need to flow nicely together, and thrive during the hottest part of the day. The soild has been prepped already as we did that before we put the rock down. We will be planting in the spring so I need to do my homework now to get ready. This is a great time for this project to have come along.