The short answer: it depends on your end goal.
On the plus side: manufacturers claim that landscape fabric can save on resources, whether that’s water spent on plants, money spent on renewing gravel surfaces, or time spent fixing potholes.
However, landscape fabric might be overkill for larger applications like gravel driveways unless the soil needs reinforcement. It’s also a questionable and potentially irksome solution for long-term weed suppression.
To help you decide whether or not to use landscape fabric, we’ll cover the basics of what landscape fabric is and where it can be used, which varieties are available, and the advantages and disadvantages of using landscape fabric. Then you can decide for yourself if it meets your project needs.
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