In drainage applications such as land drains, porous landscape fabrics are sometimes misused by landscapers. Additionally, DIY enthusiasts may become frustrated when the porous fabric they thought would have effective drainage properties fails to drain water instantly. Here’s why both situations described above require a drain membrane.
In summary, Groundtex is a permeable geotextile as water can filter through the fabric and soak into the ground below. While, Groundtex woven geo fabric is a permeable geotextile, it cannot be used as a drainage membrane – for example in applications that require the geotextile to wrap soakaway crates. For this reason, Groundtex geotextile is best suited for applications that require superior ground stabilisation and effective weed suppression, alongside supporting drainage systems in preventing the occurrence of waterlogging.
There are many ways to add eye-catching and cost-effective landscape features to your garden, and a dry creek bed is a relatively easy one. But before you start, you’ll need to find out more about the best landscape fabric for a dry creek bed. Here we explain more about the benefits of installing a dry creek bed and which landscape fabric will produce the best results.
