Landscape fabric is a fairly convenient way to lay down a weed-blocking subsurface. But there are many disadvantages and ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. What is the best way to install landscape fabric for weed control in a ...

A gardener installs plugs in a garden bed covered by landscape fabric. - Virrage Images/Shutterstock Landscape fabric is often sold as a permanent solution to your weed problem. Professional ...

Landscape fabric is touted as an easy way to control weeds. This plastic fabric blocks weeds and reduces maintenance, goes the thinking. This may be true in the short term, but landscape fabric has ...

For chemical free weed control and for use under mulch, put away the clear or black plastic and get out the polypropylene landscape cloth instead. Known as landscape fabric or garden cloth, there is ...

Some lessons in gardening have to be learned the hard way, a case in point - the myth of landscape fabric. I recently observed some new landscaping of large garden beds that were being covered with ...

Many homeowners use landscape fabric (also called weed barrier) throughout their landscapes to minimize weeds. Landscape fabric restricts the light required for weed germination (since weeds seeds are ...

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Never cover landscape fabric with soil or bury it in the bed. It will not be as effective controlling weeds, and it will be detrimental to the growth of the roots of plants growing in the bed. It also ...

Landscape fabric is often sold as a permanent solution to your weed problem. Professional landscapers and home gardeners ...