Plants will beat stone gardens every time. Simply make the Rasen smaller: when you do add some bushes, berries or largeish plants on the borders, make the bord

Plants will beat stone gardens every time. Simply make the Rasen smaller: when you do add some bushes, berries or largeish plants on the borders, make the borders two meters deep and not just half a meter. You want to use many different sized plants to get achieve visual depth and colours. If you can squeeze in a little bench or chair hidden behind waist-high plants it's even better.