Placing landscape fabric under mulch can have some serious downsides.

As with everything in life, there is a time and place for landscape fabric. However, it can become one of the most troublesome things to deal with in your yard and garden. Let's talk about using ...

Landscape fabric seems like a brilliant invention. Usually made from black- or gray-colored woven mesh, it's a barrier to weed growth that lets gardeners swap out pesticides for a material that can ...

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 ...

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 ...

I saw my first dandelions last week. When the weather really warms up, bindweed will emerge, stronger than ever and ready to stage a garden takeover. Who isn’t looking for a permanent solution to ...

Q I am in the process of converting an old and very tired lawn into a new bed. I am planning on using bark mulch laid down on top of landscape fabric. I seem to recall reading in one of your columns ...