What is landscape fabric?
Landscape fabric is a material placed around trees, flowers or shrubs to stop weeds and promote plant growth, without chemicals. It blocks sunlight so weeds can't grow, but it's also permeable so air and moisture can nourish your plants. Professionals have used it for years, and now it's growing in popularity among home gardeners and landscapers.

How do I install landscape fabric?

1. Remove grass and weeds, rake area.	2. Unroll fabric and cut as required to fit around plantings.	3. Secure fabric with DeWitt Anchor Pins.	4. For a professional, finished look, install mulch, bark or stones.

Is landscape fabric really better than plastic?
Yes! While black plastic does stop weeds, it also keeps air and water away from the soil, so plant-killing diseases develop. Landscape fabric blocks weeds, but its permeability allows the proper balance of air, water and nutrients into the soil. As a result, plants can grow up to twice the size of plants grown without fabric.

Are there different qualities in the fabrics available?
Yes. Research shows that woven polypropylene (the heavier the better) is best for stopping weeds and promoting growth. Some manufacturers cut corners by just punching holes in plastic. The better fabrics on the market are UV-treated to withstand the sun's decomposing effects. A rule of thumb: see the fabric's guarantee. The longer it is, the better it is.