There is a wide range of weed barriers in the market, but landscaping fabric is not the one recommended to use by experts.

Dealing with garden weeds eats up lots of time, especially when you need to remove spurge weed or other aggressive growers.

While there have been a lot of advancements in weed control, few seem as promising as laying a weed barrier fabric. These fabrics seemingly check all the right boxes.

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 ...

Weed barrier fabrics were developed for agricultural use. The fabrics are put down on the soil surface and plants installed through the fabric.

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 sunligh… ...

Landscape fabric blocks nutrients. You can’t easily add compost, fertilizer, or other soil amendments when a sheet of ...

It’s great that many people are replacing lawns with low-water landscaping. But along with trees not getting adequate water, one concern is the widespread use of weed-barrier cloth, includin… ...

Nonwoven weed control fabric, also known as nonwoven weed barrier, is a type of landscaping fabric that is made from synthetic fibers, such as polypropylene or polyester.

Weed fabric and groundcovers don't get along. Pick one or the other for controlling weeds. Groundcovers are usually the better choice.