When it comes to getting rid of weeds in your garden or landscape without the use of chemicals, there are two great options to choose from: biodegradable mulch and traditional landscaping fabric. Both ...

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 can create more headaches than it solves if you put it in the wrong spot. Landscape fabric is touted as an easy way to control weeds. This plastic fabric blocks weeds and reduces ...

Landscape fabric rolled out on one side of a soil plot - Ana Lebiodiene/Getty Images Landscape fabric is often touted as a permanent solution for preventing weeds in gardens, and it's one of the most ...

Landscape fabric may sound like a neat, tidy and easy solution to all your weeding woes, but, as often is the case, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. To be fair, landscape fabric has ...

Landscape fabric, while popular, is often unnecessary for home gardens. The three common types of landscape fabric—solid black plastic film, perforated black plastic film, and woven polyethylene ...

What do you think of landscaping cloth or newspaper as an additional barrier under mulch? A: Not much when it comes to landscaping fabric. Even with the microscopic holes, I've found that it shuts off ...

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 ...

"Oh my God does it suck." Gardener issues warning about common landscaping practice that does more harm than good: 'Should be ...