So after the garden stairs project I was left with a little mess / problem. The hill the stairs went up was lower then the stairs themselves every time it rained dirt was washed down onto the stairs. I have had a problem with this little hill for a while. A few years ago I put bark down to deter the weeds which worked very well, but every time it rained the bark would be washed down the hill into the grass. Looked terrible and had to be raked back into the bed before we could mow ...