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Landscape Fabric – A Rookie Mistake

Master Gardener Jennifer Deeks shares strategies for a lower-maintenance garden – and landscape fabric isn't one of them

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Jennifer Deeks
Jun 19, 2024
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One of the most common gardening requests that I receive is that a garden be “low maintenance.”  This is understandable, as most people want to enjoy their gardens without being slaves to them.

The theory behind landscape fabric is that you roll it out, cover it with mulch or stones to hide it, an…

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Jennifer is the owner and operator of "Jenny's Farm", a small gardening company based in Owen Sound. She earned a diploma in horticulture from the University of Guelph and is a Master Gardener with the Grey County Master Gardeners.
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