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, including at the ...

You may know Bishop’s Weed, Aegopodium podagraria, a member of the carrot family, as goutweed, ground elder and snow-on-the-mountain. Native to Europe and northern Asia, it was brought to North ...

Q. Should a weed barrier be used beneath cocoa bean shell mulch? A. Avoid using weed barrier under cocoa bean, wood chips and any other organic mulch. As these mulches decompose they form compost, ...

Can I use newspaper as a weed barrier in my vegetable garden? At one time, there were concerns about the use of newspaper as a weed barrier in the garden and landscape because of the inks used.

Q: I am planning to change about 550 square feet of my yard from grass to an area of rock path with shrubs, flowers and bark. I have been instructed to put down a layer of cardboard and then put about ...

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 ...

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 ...

In Louisiana, effective weed control requires mulching, barriers, herbicides and a lot of year round labor. If you neglect your garden for too long, it may come to resemble this 2011 photograph of an ...

Weeding can often feel like a never-ending job. And while I am all for leaving a little room for wild gardening and supposed 'problem plants', I appreciate that sometimes you might want your borders ...