When is it okay to use landscape fabric? 🪴 In gardens under mulch? Under rocks or gravel?

When is it okay to use landscape fabric (aka weed barrier, or weed block)? Is it really all that bad? What if I want a low-maintenance landscape? What about landscape fabric under rocks or gravel mulches?

Learn when landscape fabric is helpful and when it actually INCREASES maintenance in your landscape, and the best mulching practices for different situations.

This is the fourth video in a series about MULCH. 🌱 You can watch THE WHOLE MULCH PLAYLIST, here!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwrQJvbQTKI&list=PLT4LLM91GU1uYT6Y1jQCkzC4A5Qq0e54r&index=1

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Here are some related videos that you may find helpful:

🌱 PART 1 OF THIS SERIES… Critical mulching tips every do-it-yourselfer needs to know!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwrQJvbQTKI&list=PLT4LLM91GU1uYT6Y1jQCkzC4A5Qq0e54r
(How much mulch do you need? What about mulch maintenance? Does mulch really bind up nitrogen?)

🌱 PART 2 OF THIS SERIES… What is the best mulch to use?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ci0btzx-Rs&list=PLT4LLM91GU1uYT6Y1jQCkzC4A5Qq0e54r&index=2
(Learn the upsides and downsides of different materials, like wood chips, bark dust, bark nuggets, arborist chips, landscape fabric, rubber mulch, cedar chips, fir vs. hemlock bark, allelopathic wood chips, and more.)

🌱 PART 3 OF THIS SERIES… How to use cardboard as mulch in your landscaping:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjaC1I731G4&list=PLT4LLM91GU1tDYtkriUPhQvuIqISuW8eS&index=3

🌱 THE WHOLE MULCH PLAYLIST… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwrQJvbQTKI&list=PLT4LLM91GU1uYT6Y1jQCkzC4A5Qq0e54r&index=1

🌱 How to make a landscaping project look finished fast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZE6yQ-D9BI&list=PLT4LLM91GU1vCdjFTxJ_KorHiqKuEo3jr&index=1

🌱 Landscaping Mistakes that Lead to More Maintenance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8Lf4YprlkQ&list=PLT4LLM91GU1tRercFwX6E6JayxVuTs9oA&index=1&t=1s

And if you’re new here, hello! Welcome to Garden Project Academy, where I offer online courses and resources to help you with your garden project! My name is Eve Hanlin, I’m a certified horticulturist and landscape designer from the Pacific Northwest corner of the USA.

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