A picture of the whole back yard would help and we need your location.

we need a location .. big city name ..

you probably are not watering properly with the rain wave .... the grass sure doesnt look like its well watered ...

i dont quite understand which area you are specifically talking about ...

imo.. dont add gravel ...

ken

I live in Lithonia Georgia, near Atlanta. My property is where I've marked off. The tree is actually my neighbor's. Erosion and the river birch has sucked all the life out the soil, so barely nothing grows there, especially where the leaves are. I was thinking of installing a border and adding pea gravel or slate and a few patio stones and creating another walkway....