I'd like to tidy this up some. This gravel area is at the end of my driveway and was used by the previous owner as a place to park an RV. I'd like to use it for parking my utility trailer/mowing equipment. Any thoughts on how to define the area better and keep the gravel from spreading out?

I'm looking at this: Landscape edging

A friend of mine who does dirt work/excavation said I should bring in dirt and raise the ground around the gravel. This approach seems like a lot of work and the property line is close so I don't know if there's enough room to do that.

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Figured it out

There should be an option to "make public" or something. Links give the same error.

You need some edging. It will hold in the gravel, and keep the grass out of the gravel. Maybe making a stone border.

I think I'd use railroad ties or pressure treated 4x4's or 6x6's staked into the ground.

Edging (the one you highlighted is fine) and more gravel is all you need.

I had a similar problem. I used 4x4 treated post, and placed rebar up against the 4x4 ever couple feet to keep them from moving. It provides for a nice clean cut area that contains the gravel, and is easy to navigate around when moving.

railroad ties?

Yes, edging.

I've used treated "landscaping timbers" and railroad ties and while they're functional, they're not very attractive IMHO and over time they WILL rot.

I've replaced everything with landscaping blocks from Home Depot:



Cut the sod out, lay some weed barrier and a couple of inches of stone dust to bed the blocks in. When grass/weeds eventually DO come through, and they will, a little spritz of Roundup on the crushed stone will fix that and still look attractive as you'll have the stone dust and not just a bunch of dead vegetation.

Also, leaving a couple of inches of stone dust bedding around the outside means you can do a neat job of weed-whacking without wearing out your string against the landscaping blocks.

Do not use railroad ties.

The house I live in now had lots of railroad ties around it that had been there for years when I bought it. Hated them, they were a farm for slugs and every insect known to man. One summer I started hauling them out. The recycle place for wood and yard products did not want them because they were treated. I ended up having to take them to the dump. That was very costly. Over $2000 worth!

2x4s on the edge staked with rebar to hold in place. My climate is Mediterranean with no freezing and a similar setup has lasted decades.

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Landscape edging

https://www.homedepot.com/p/COL-MET-8-ft-Brown-Steel-Landscape-Edging-814B/100137006

cheaper and faster to install and you can weedeat against it.

 
Most folks in my neighborhood who have gravel driveways (some quite long), use either concrete "landscape" stones, or just bricks, buried just a little leaving most of the stone exposed to retain the gravel. A few even put in concrete borders, like a curb.