Gravel near lawn

garlad

Hi,
Front garden used to be a cobblelock drive and grass either side. Last year I dug up one side and filled with hardcore and gravel. More room for the cars.
So now my garden looks like (from left to right) Grass (surrounded by bed and raised brick border), Cobblelock Drive, Gravel.
What I want to do now is remove the border and the bed closest to the drive, and turn the rectangle lawn into an oval shape, surrounded by gravel to match the other side of the drive.
Is it a bad idea to surround a lawn with gravel? Will my lawnmower give out?
Was toying with the idea of a sunken brick border, but its a bit of work which I am not sure is necessary.
Any advice appreciated.
Gar

r3nu4l

The previous owners of our house had placed gravel in their flower beds, presumable in an attempt to prevent weeds surfacing. What I've found is that cats running through the flowerbed sometimes bring gravel into the lawn and also that the grass has a tendency to grow into the flowerbed during the year.

We've solved the latter proble by digging some edging and shaping the lawn but I still find that cats (probably birds too) bring the occasional piece of gravel into the grass. My mower blades do have a couple of chips in them but to be honest, it's the shock of the noise it makes when it hits gravel that is more annoying to me

By all means have gravel but make sure it's well separated from the grass and rake out the grass every couple of months to be sure you detect gravel in the lawn.