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Pebble Yard, 3/4 crush + fabric?

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  • 04-04-2016 11:43pm
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    jonon9
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    I have a small grass area for a garden with a area of 150 sq feet and I want to convert it to a pebble garden so its low maintenance and the only concern I have is weeds, I know there will be some weeds but my question is.

    Would putting down a 100mm compacted crush base than lined with weed fabric topped with pebbles help to even further reduce unwanted weeds?

    Reason I ask is because I think putting the fabric on top of the compacted crush might be better than straight onto the mud layer after taking the top soil off.


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    farmchoice
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    i'm no expert but once upon a time i put down a lot of fabric and put gravel on top on a very large border. i put the fabric ( i actually used mypex which is a heavy duty plastic membrane) i put it straight onto the soil and i never had a problem with weeds growing through it, any weeds that did grow grew on top of it.

    i would imagine that if you put the membrane on top of stone then there is a chance that sharp edges on the stones could puncture the membrane and allow weeds to grow through it.


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    Hocus Focus
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    Put a blinding layer of sand on top of the stones, then the fabric.


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