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 ...

When it comes to getting rid of weeds in your garden or landscape without the use of chemicals, there are two great options to choose from: biodegradable mulch and traditional landscaping fabric. Both ...

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 ...

Working smarter and not harder is a mantra of knowledgeable gardeners. We do not like to put time and effort into something that will not produce the results we desire. My example this week is the use ...

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 ...

Soon our rainy season will be over and weed season will be upon us. As the ground warms up, billions of seeds will wake up and grow into all those familiar weeds that we know and hate. Most gardeners ...

President Donald Trump bragged that he was delivering on affordability for Americans after Walmart shared that its annual Thanksgiving meal was cheaper than last year’s — though Internet sleuths are ...

It can do more harm than good. Homeowner warned after sharing problematic landscaping plan: 'Avoid it at all costs' first ...

A: In most cases, herbicide application should not be considered as a first option for weed control. Hand weeding, hoeing and mulching are tedious but effective methods of weed control. Sometimes, ...