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 ...

Q: We want to put down weed barrier in our landscape, but we just heard it is not the best idea. Can you explain why and tell us what does work? A: The great debate! I’ll just say it up front, I am ...

Ask any knowledgeable horticulturist how effective weed barrier fabric is in controlling weeds and you’ll likely hear that any advantages are outweighed by the shortcomings. However, most will ...

Cleaning up the farm before winter is often a scramble, but this year it was a sprint. Imminent ice, snow and an early cold snap threatened to bury any detritus the wind had blown astray — or at least ...

Q. I would like to know if using landscape fabric would be a good way to keep weeds from growing under my tree? — Jason Hutchins, Des Plaines A. Landscape fabrics reduce the amount of sunlight ...

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 ...

Commenters on the Reddit post had suggestions. Homeowner met with warnings after sharing photos of backyard issue: 'It's more ...

Don’t you love the idea of weed barrier fabric? The notion of something that easily and permanently reduces the growth of weeds so the gardener or landscape professional doesn’t have to spend so much ...

As I wandered the fields of our Maine farm before a winter windstorm, grabbing tattered scraps of greenhouse plastic and spun-bonded row cover, I noticed a piece of heavy black landscape fabric. It ...

Are weeds creating a nuisance in your yard? If vinegar is not your weed control of choice, here is another solution that uses ...