The best weed control fabric to choose will depend on the area you want to use it. Here, we examine the different areas of a garden or landscaping scheme to help identify the best membrane to lay.<\/p>\n
Under garden borders, a lightweight geotextile fabric can be very efficient at controlling weed growth. Weedtex<\/a> allows nutrients, including liquid feed and fertilisers, into the soil. This helps to promote plant growth but starves weeds of the light they need to grow. If you\u2019re using Landtex<\/a> or Groundtex<\/a> fabrics in other areas of your garden, perhaps under pathways or planted sections, these can also be used for weed control in garden borders.<\/p>\n Planted areas that are larger than the average garden border or that include a planting scheme, may benefit from a thicker alternative to Weedtex<\/a>. Landtex<\/a> landscaping fabric provides heavier-duty weed control. It can be cut easily without fraying, then covered with a layer of bark or mulch.<\/p>\n Rockeries demand a more robust landscaping fabric to suppress weeds and provide tear resistance against the rocks and stones. Groundtex<\/a> is a sturdy woven fabric and substantial duty weed barrier. It has excellent strength and tear resistance, making it the ideal geotextile membrane for weed control under rockeries.<\/p>\n As no plant life needs to be able to thrive under artificial grass, a permeable membrane, such as Drivetex<\/a>, is best to stop weeds growing. Although Groundtex<\/a> can be used, especially if you\u2019re using it in other areas of your garden, Drivetex<\/a> is the best option under artificial grass, because it has a smoother surface that doesn\u2019t snag on the backing material of the artificial grass, making it easier to work with.<\/p>\n Although Drivetex is not typically used as a weed control fabric, as it doesn\u2019t have sufficient opacity, it is suitable for this application as the dense artificial grass material blocks out the light and Drivetex acts as a secondary barrier to inhibit weed growth. It\u2019s heavy-duty and non-woven, so provides good ground stabilisation without compromising filtration and drainage \u2013 essential properties beneath an artificial lawn.<\/p>\n As a standard duty geotextile membrane, Weedtex<\/a> is the best weed suppressant under decking. Typically, the ground under decking will not need a heavier duty fabric to control weeds. However, if you\u2019re using Landtex<\/a> or Groundtex<\/a> fabrics elsewhere in your garden, these fabrics are also suitable to use beneath decking.<\/p>\n Under bark or other mulch, standard duty Weedtex<\/a> should be sufficient to control weeds, but depending on the area, or if you\u2019re tackling other areas of your garden that are subject to weeds, slightly heavier duty Landtex<\/a> could be a better option.<\/p>\n The geotextile membranes used beneath pathways and driveways that are subject to pedestrian or vehicular traffic will need other properties too. Groundtex<\/a> is a woven geotextile membrane that also provides ground stabilisation and has excellent strength and tear resistance. It can also be used in groundwork and civil engineering applications and beneath MOT Type 1 or 3 aggregate, and sharp stone and gravel.<\/p>\n However, the most suitable geotextile membrane to use when laying a driveway is the specialist fabric, Drivetex<\/a>, which as a professional driveway fabric provides the best performance in ground stabilisation, filtration and drainage.<\/p>\n With 20 years\u2019 experience, Growtivation understands the needs of landscaping professionals and has concentrated on providing high-performance solutions with our Product That Works range<\/a>.<\/p>\n Find out more about the Growtivation Product That Works range<\/a> by downloading our Product Guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n To find out where you can buy Growtivation products, visit our online Where to Buy facility<\/a> or contact the friendly team at Growtivation for advice on 0800 197 8885 or email sales@growtivation.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":21305,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,11,12,17,20,27,28,29,31],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nPlanted areas and beds<\/h2>\n
Under rockeries<\/h2>\n
Under artificial grass<\/h2>\n
Under decking<\/h2>\n
Under bark or mulch<\/h2>\n
Under pathways and driveways<\/h2>\n