Do I need landscape fabric under rock
Joshua Hernandez
8 years ago
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Joshua Hernandez
8 years agoiandyaz
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Scary amounts of landscape fabric and gravel in Castle Rock
Comments (22)I "liked" ZachS's comment "having a vast plain of rock is not a viable solution any more than is Kentucky Blue" so much and if there were a double-like button, I'd click that too. His points about zeroscaping are more eloquent and scientific than mine. And SO true. Rock has consequences. It's hot and takes a lot of maintenance. That maintenance often includes harmful chemicals to keep those weeds at bay. I read a recent article about the problems they are having with some of the water-wise gardening in California. Because there is so much rock, there is no water for the trees. Homeowners are not watering lawn anymore which is where the trees were getting their water and they neglected to plan for that. So they are losing big shade trees everywhere. Everything has an impact on something else. I know that water is expensive and I'm definitely not advocating that anyone install a home golf course or baseball field, but there are so many other solutions. Like Skybird said, Amester has a beautiful grass-free front yard that probably uses a fifth of the water that lawn would and likely has few weeds and no chemicals. I'd love to see more of that! Welcome Marshaa to the friendly and passionate world of Rocky Mountain gardening!...See MoreAdd exposed landscaping fabric under existing deck?
Comments (1)If debris from the hedge - or any other plantings - is blowing under there it will pile up on top of the fabric and defeat it. Maybe you need to install an access to that area, so you can get in there and do maintenance....See Moreshould I use plastic or fabric for river rock landscape or both?
Comments (4)Using river rock or grave as a general mulch is often not recommended but it is often used as a border or under-eave drip edge, as a wood based mulch can encourage termites. A perfectly acceptable usage! You don't really need both. One or the other is fine and I don't understand the concern about the rocks touching the plastic. As long as you are careful with the application, no harm will come to either the rock or the plastic. I understand a desire for using plastic as a water barrier, but if you go that route, make sure it grades at a slight slope away from the house so the rocks don't sit in a wading pool when it rains ;-)...See MoreLandscape fabric and river rock
Comments (6)Where I am located, in the Colorado Front Range, river rock mulch is used quite often and we have it in our current place. It is used in a 4’ strip around our homes where nothing is planted, because we have expansive bentonite in our soil and need to keep water away from our foundations. It is used to create a strip around the privacy fences in our neighborhood, which protects the fences. It also is used in swales between homes, sloped for drainage. Yes, a few weeds will take root in the rocks, but they are easy to pull because the landscape fabric keeps the roots from sinking into the ground. It is also commonly used here as mulch in low maintenance planting areas. I consider it low maintenance....See MoreJeannie Cochell
8 years agoMaryMcP Zone 8b - Phx AZ
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