Toolmaan78, take it from me, listen to Ryan Freeze!!!! Go with limestone and the geotextile cloth. It will save you a lot of work and expense later. Limestone is cheap even in the rip-rap size. The stuff i put around my pond is about the size of a cabbage. I had put smaller stone the first time, #4 and it washed away. The limestone looks great and if you use the bigger size it won't move. Also be sure to use the cloth underneath. It keeps it from sinking and it also keeps the grass from growing through it. I used the cloth under my limestone. The problem I ran into was, when they delivered the stone it had dirt mixed in with it. So now, I have grass growing in it and it's very hard to control. Also, take Ryan's advice and get a slinger truck if one's available in your area. I used a bobcat and it was a lot of work. You still had to hand place a lot of it.
