Yes. Above grade edging is not attractive.

An improvement would be opening up the entrance area. It is currently very pinched.

An improvement would be opening up the entrance area. It is currently very pinched.

If you look at the picture, the OP already removed the bushes.

I think it would look better with just the bottom row of blocks.

Landscape blocks simply set on the existing surface set my teeth on edge. Landscape blocks installed without the use of a level make me want to pull my hair out.

Am I OCD? Naw. I’m so OCD that I’m actually CDO - alphabetical order.

Thank you all for your comments! Yardaark, it's a pleasure reading your suggestions! I appreciate it! And will follow it! littlebug zone 5 Missouri this is exactly why I asked for help! :) Thank you all.

These are granite ballast stones of which none of them have a flat edge. Any suggestions on how to achieve them being level at grade would be appreciated. Thanks!

Here‘s what I do: set 4 or 5 in sand to visually level as best you can, lay a 6’ 2x4 on top of them, set a level on top of the 2x4, and check the bubble. Adjust as needed to get the bubble centered. When those first few are level, proceed to the rest of the stones, moving the 2x4 and leveling as you go.