Thanks for the tips! I've been tellin Matt that rototilling isn't going to do the trick. I'm planning on putting plastic down under the gravel...
Any recommendations where to get the bark Justin?
if they have it you can get it from nursery's, also places that have lanscape rock. Keep a look out sometime orchard does a buy1 get1 free and that make it somewhat affordable. the bark is $9 a bag from the store. you can get 100ft rolls of commercial grade weed tarp for 45 from home depot.