Beginner Gardening: New home landscape help!, 1 by Diana_K

Diana_K wrote:
Keep it simple. Put header to keep the lawn separate from the planter area.
Mulch the planter areas to keep the weeds down. In areas where you might be changing the plants seasonally (annual flowers) use a fine mulch that can be mixed in with the soil. Around permanent plants you can use what ever you want. I do not know if any one is better than the others to discourage ants.

Here are a couple of ideas.