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 ...

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I thought there could be a way to greatly enhance the use of common breathable fabric weed barriers while reducing overall weeding time," said an inventor, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Will low spreading groundcovers grow through mulch? Last year when I put the groundcovers into the ground, I cut small holes through the weed barrier. This year I found many of them are trying to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Landscaping fabric can be a savior in the garden, but only if used correctly. Here are all the mistakes to avoid when putting fabric over your garden beds.