Landscape fabric has long been touted as a brilliant way to stop weeds from popping up in areas like flower beds, vegetable boxes, and even gravel pathways. However, many experienced gardeners have ...

Whether in a large area like a driveway or a small spot like around garden beds, gravel can add an interesting texture and color to any landscape. It offers other benefits, too, including its ...

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 can harm healthy soil by suffocating beneficial organisms and disrupting natural nutrient cycles. Plastic fabric may also pollute the soil with microplastics and hurt marine life ...

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 ...

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 ...