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 ...

Landscape fabric seems like a simple solution to weed control. Roll it out, cover it with mulch, and you'll have a tidy, weed-free yard with little additional effort. As with most "simple" solutions, ...

From its 70 miles of coastline to the 43 square miles of open desert in Borrego Springs, San Diego County’s topography is widely varied, marked largely by a hilly geography. The highest section in our ...

There’s a definite art to landscaping if your end-goal is to boost that curb appeal. Features like flowering or mature trees, flower-lined sidewalks, and a well-kept lawn all help with the wow-factor, ...

Stop watching it float down your driveway.

Landscape fabric or “geotextile” is useful for protecting steep slopes from storm and wind erosion, is effective in commercial crop production and, for the home gardener, it can be used to form a seal ...

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 ...

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 ...

May is a month when mulch piles seem to magically appear in driveways all over Pennsylvania suburbia. It’s almost become a rite of spring to get out there and spread a fresh couple of inches of ...