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Over time, small particles of soil or mulch can fill in the small pore spaces in the landscape fabric, reducing the amount of water that reaches the soil beneath. In addition to making weed control difficult, landscape fabric can also prevent water from getting to plant roots. It will generally remain an eyesore until it is removed. Once it is above the surface, it is nearly impossible to effectively tack down again. In this process you may end up damaging the root systems of your landscape plants too, as tree, shrub, and perennial roots may also grow through the landscape fabric.Įven if weeds are not an issue, landscape fabric seems to invariably become exposed. The best option at that point is to remove the landscape fabric entirely, which is no small task. Once their root systems have penetrated the landscape fabric, they can be almost impossible to pull out. This is particularly problematic with perennial weeds. Although landscape fabric initially does a wonderful job of suppressing weeds, as time goes on, it can become a maintenance nightmare.Īny mulch or soil on top of the landscape fabric can support weed growth, a problem that is especially difficult to handle when weeds take root through it.
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If that sounds too good to be true, that’s probably because it is. The idea behind using landscape fabric is that it will permanently eliminate the need to weed the garden by forming a barrier that blocks weed seeds from germinating, while still being porous enough to allow water to reach the roots of shrubs and perennials. For those who dread weeding, landscape fabric covered by a few inches of mulch may seem like the perfect solution for shrub and perennial beds.