TikTok user Jennie (@texasgardening) posted a video explaining why landscaping fabric creates a “living hell” for gardeners.
She explained, “They wanna sell you a dream — that it’s gonna make your life easy; it will make your life harder.”
@texasgardening Landscape fabric sells a dream: a low maintenance weed free garden, but the reality is a nightmare. After a short time, it fails to block weeds. On top of that, it is harmful to soil health, prevents air and water exchange, and add plastics directly into the environment. #texasgardening #centraltexasgardener #gardening101 #landscape #landscapedesign #weeding #gardenproject #landscapefabric #austin #texas ♬ original sound – JennieGardens
Jennie highlighted the many reasons you should not get landscaping fabric. She said that “inevitably stuff will grow through your landscaping fabric” as it cannot stop roots or persistent weeds.
Preventing weeds is the main reason people use landscaping fabric, so this is clearly a pretty major flaw.
Jennie goes on to say that this fabric is bad for your garden’s soil and plants because it prevents proper water saturation and absorption.
Landscaping fabric often does the opposite of what it’s intended to do. It can also leave behind plastic particles, contaminating your garden and making it harder for plants to thrive.
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Instead of landscaping fabric, install a natural lawn or rewild your yard. This creates a flourishing green space without harmful supplies like fabric. Native plants need less water and maintenance than non-native plants. You can save money on supplies and spend less time gardening without sacrificing a lovely outdoor space.
Plus, native plants support a healthy ecosystem, especially for pollinators. They depend on native plants for nectar, and native plants depend on them for reproduction. Even 35% of the world’s food crops rely on pollinators, so they’re essential for human survival.
You don’t need landscaping fabric for a glorious garden. As Jennie says in her video, “Researchers know it; gardeners know it.” And now, her followers know it too.
Someone commented, “I’ve heard about using cardboard instead, then mulch on top of it.” And Jennie replied, saying she recommends that.
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Another person shared their negative landscaping fabric experience: “The builders put in landscaping fabric when our house was built and I’m still finding pieces every time I plant something.”
A different commenter noted, “Removing it helped a huge flooding problem we had near our foundation.”
The fabric often does more harm than good, if indeed it does any good at all.
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