If you are thinking about using a contractor to install your landscape and they recommend weed fabric under your mulch i ask you to re consider your contractor and maybe give us a call instead.
What do you put under landscape rocks.
To begin remove the top layer of soil or rocks from the driveway area.
If you are installing drip irrigation to feed your landscaping shrubs this is the time to pin down your lines to the landscaping fabric so they are buried under the decorative rock.
The choice of rocks includes marble chips river rock pea gravel and even lava rock will work.
You need to make sure that there is no organic matter under where the driveway will be located remove any sticks roots grass or other plants that are there.
Placing a weed barrier cloth underneath the gravel keeps weeds down and helps stabilize the grade.
Once the rocks mix in it becomes difficult to separate them and you will need to replace the rocks.
Rock and gravel is a low cost solution for outdoor landscape projects.
It is designed to be a long term solution to weed control and it comes lined with pre printed rows that make it easy to get your plants or flowers exactly straight or to plan out a perfectly symmetrical garden.
Landscape fabric serves a few key purposes under rock landscaping.
Tawny beach pebbles or river rocks add warmth while white marble chips help brighten up shady areas.
I prefer to do a little of both.
Some landscapers like to do the planting now.
First and most importantly it keeps your rocks and their supporting sand or gravel from sinking into the soil under their own.
Others will start filling in the site with the rock.
If you have access to a tractor this is one of the best ways to do this part of the project.
If you have landscape fabric already and decide to re vamp your landscape i recommend removing the fabric to the best of your ability.
The material underneath the rocks keeps the rocks from mixing with the soil.
The rocks you choose will help set the tone for the rest of your garden.
This best landscape fabric under rock comes in several sizes so you can customize it to suit your needs.
Cut a large x in the fabric and then work it over the top of the plant then fold back and pin the fabric flaps so they don t rest against the stems of the plants.