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 ...

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 ...

It takes years for the dirt to heal and fill the void created by this common landscaping tool. Farmer warns against popular ...

Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. Haley ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. For gardeners with a lot of area to plant or homesteaders planting edible crops, using landscape fabric can cut down on the need for weeding ...

A person wearing black garden gloves spreads landscape fabric and makes a cut in its surface - Andrii Anna photographers/Shutterstock Landscape fabric seems like a ...

For many homeowners, spreading mulch is part of the ritual of tidying up the garden after the growing season. Some will use landscape fabric under the mulch, in the hope that it will prevent weeds ...

Landscape fabric. It’s what goes under the mulch. Right? I’ve had several conversations with home gardeners looking for a permanent solution to keeping the weeds down, and each time I warn them about ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A recent article addressed a reader’s question about growing cucumbers and concluded that these heat-loving vines are difficult to cultivate in Northeast Ohio. By the time the soil ...

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 ...