How to Make a Crushed Rock Pathway. THE EDGING COMES WITH PLASTIC STAKES, WHICH WE HAMMER IN AT AN ANGLE, THROUGH THE BOTTOM LIP. WE INSTALL THE STAKES ABOUT EVERY SEVEN FEET ALONG BOTH SIDES OF THE PATH. WITH THE EDGING IN PLACE, MADOLYN USES A UTILITY KNIFE, TO CUT AWAY THE EXCESS LANDSCAPE CLOTH.