Landscape Makeover Part 1 of 4: Removing Grass and Installing Landscape Fabric!
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Date: 2022-07-16
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Jill
I have watched a few of your videos. you have some interesting landscape ideas. but you have a large audience. it would benefit you, them, pollinators, and the planet to get some education on proper landscaping for good native ecosystems. that landscape fabric should be, imo, illegal. it serves ZERO purpose. i have spent MANY hours ripping this crap out of my own yard, on steep berms to boot. and i assure you it does NOT suppress weeds. they grow quite nicely in it. what it does suppress is good stuff you want. i have a birch so entangled in this shit that its roots are all in out above below, i am struggling to free it. i have another tree that was suffocating in it and when i peeled it back from around the trunk it smelled like mold. i have lilac bushes that are struggling against it and i can't get it loose. literally there is NO reason for this shit. if you have a steep slope, you can get coir nets that will stabilize while plants grow in. or 1-2 of mulch works wonders to stabilize. or partridge pea is a wonderful native host plant, annual, that will stabilize and re-seed until your native perennials take over. really, girl, get a clue. stop taking money from proven winners that is just a sham - doesn't mean squat, mainly a label factory. you have an opportunity to do good here.
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I have watched a few of your videos. you have some interesting landscape ideas. but you have a large audience. it would benefit you, them, pollinators, and the planet to get some education on proper landscaping for good native ecosystems. that landscape fabric should be, imo, illegal. it serves ZERO purpose. i have spent MANY hours ripping this crap out of my own yard, on steep berms to boot. and i assure you it does NOT suppress weeds. they grow quite nicely in it. what it does suppress is good stuff you want. i have a birch so entangled in this shit that its roots are all in out above below, i am struggling to free it. i have another tree that was suffocating in it and when i peeled it back from around the trunk it smelled like mold. i have lilac bushes that are struggling against it and i can't get it loose. literally there is NO reason for this shit. if you have a steep slope, you can get coir nets that will stabilize while plants grow in. or 1-2 of mulch works wonders to stabilize. or partridge pea is a wonderful native host plant, annual, that will stabilize and re-seed until your native perennials take over. really, girl, get a clue. stop taking money from proven winners that is just a sham - doesn't mean squat, mainly a label factory. you have an opportunity to do good here.
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Jemma
Thank you for doing this project. It is true what you said about your property & how your projects have to be bigger than most. It turns out I have a green thumb like my mom, however, I don't know where to begin. I do have a small flower bed in my yard. It's not thought out at all. It's just a small selection of flowers I know work to together b/c of water intake, dirt type, & sun light. I have so much to learn & watch your video religiously almost. I like the way you explain every dissicion you make. I don't want to take much of your time. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge & yard with us.
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Thank you for doing this project. It is true what you said about your property & how your projects have to be bigger than most. It turns out I have a green thumb like my mom, however, I don't know where to begin. I do have a small flower bed in my yard. It's not thought out at all. It's just a small selection of flowers I know work to together b/c of water intake, dirt type, & sun light. I have so much to learn & watch your video religiously almost. I like the way you explain every dissicion you make. I don't want to take much of your time. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge & yard with us.
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Sandy
Hi Laura! What a fun project seeing you do a small scale garden. Your friends are very lucky to have you help them. I used weed barrier fabric in the front of the house and then put colored rock on top. We still get a few weeds, but they aren't hard to remove. I like the rock because it's permanent and doesn't need replaced or refreshed, and if I want to add somethin, it's easy to move it aside. I don't have any annuals, just perennials. I'm looking forward to the other videos. Thank you for sharing!
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Hi Laura! What a fun project seeing you do a small scale garden. Your friends are very lucky to have you help them. I used weed barrier fabric in the front of the house and then put colored rock on top. We still get a few weeds, but they aren't hard to remove. I like the rock because it's permanent and doesn't need replaced or refreshed, and if I want to add somethin, it's easy to move it aside. I don't have any annuals, just perennials. I'm looking forward to the other videos. Thank you for sharing!
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Tinamarie
Doung a yard for a friend bothing as wide but i did create 2 circles and now working on 3rd flower bed. Cleaning out and adding bulb plants to each area. The house we stole from was to be knocked down Tuesday. But we have rain predicted for the next week except 1 day so it might be a week before i can gp over and work again. Meanwhile doung little chores in mine between the rain drops and falling bark off a old tree rotting out
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Doung a yard for a friend bothing as wide but i did create 2 circles and now working on 3rd flower bed. Cleaning out and adding bulb plants to each area. The house we stole from was to be knocked down Tuesday. But we have rain predicted for the next week except 1 day so it might be a week before i can gp over and work again. Meanwhile doung little chores in mine between the rain drops and falling bark off a old tree rotting out
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Flowers
I went to Dollar Tree & bought 2 shower curtains layed on top of each other & the weeds litterly poked thru the two layers. litterly poked thru. I don't see how it wouldn't do the same with this product. I have tried all brands and haven't seen any prevent the weeds from coming thru. I don't know if I have bought the brand you are using. Do you have to put something in the dirt before laying it down?
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I went to Dollar Tree & bought 2 shower curtains layed on top of each other & the weeds litterly poked thru the two layers. litterly poked thru. I don't see how it wouldn't do the same with this product. I have tried all brands and haven't seen any prevent the weeds from coming thru. I don't know if I have bought the brand you are using. Do you have to put something in the dirt before laying it down?
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Paulette
Laura I love your videos, but when youre digging like that, you should be wearing work boots. I am now 55 and have terrible arthritis, and it is worse in points that I didnt protect from wear and tear throughout the years. If you want to continue gardening into your later years, protect your body now. Id like to see more about ergonomic tools. Or, maybe I should start that vlog.
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Laura I love your videos, but when youre digging like that, you should be wearing work boots. I am now 55 and have terrible arthritis, and it is worse in points that I didnt protect from wear and tear throughout the years. If you want to continue gardening into your later years, protect your body now. Id like to see more about ergonomic tools. Or, maybe I should start that vlog.
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Sweet
Creating beds is a scary but fun project for me! I'm still learning, so thanks for the tips! I'm saying NO to landscaping fabric though. If you've ever had to dig it up (and keep digging up pieces, and keep digging up pieces, you'd know why! I'm curious, is the black flexible tubing going to last as long as a metal pipe would under that sidewalk?
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Creating beds is a scary but fun project for me! I'm still learning, so thanks for the tips! I'm saying NO to landscaping fabric though. If you've ever had to dig it up (and keep digging up pieces, and keep digging up pieces, you'd know why! I'm curious, is the black flexible tubing going to last as long as a metal pipe would under that sidewalk?
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Heather
we use this fabric in our vegetable garden and it is absolutely amazing. No weeds and we don't mulch so you literally can sweep between the rows and even sit right down when tending the garden. One tip we use a hand held torch to burn the holes for seeds. plants, etc and it prevents the fray edge you get from cutting it.
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we use this fabric in our vegetable garden and it is absolutely amazing. No weeds and we don't mulch so you literally can sweep between the rows and even sit right down when tending the garden. One tip we use a hand held torch to burn the holes for seeds. plants, etc and it prevents the fray edge you get from cutting it.
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Prairie
Using the bulb auger to go under the sidewalk is genius. Deep flower beds are great. I dont know anyone who has wished their flower beds were narrower, but I know lots of people who make them deeper every few years. Im not a fan of landscape fabric but the heavy felted stuff is definitely superior when needed.
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Using the bulb auger to go under the sidewalk is genius. Deep flower beds are great. I dont know anyone who has wished their flower beds were narrower, but I know lots of people who make them deeper every few years. Im not a fan of landscape fabric but the heavy felted stuff is definitely superior when needed.
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