Free wood chips can be put down four to six inches deep and left there without cardboard and the majority of weeds will die. Cardboard is free and big pieces of it can cover big areas and be covered thinly to look nice, with free wood chips from a tree company. The best way to control weeds is with heavy mulching. i am looking into what type of grass to lay down.thanks ladies for the info! i see that you are in the georgia area which is not too far from me so your grass choice would be a good option for me. i believe my yard is past trying to maintain the weeds nancy, i need to start from scratch. well i left it alone and while in the yard one year discovered it had fruit that looks like a red blackberry. next to it is a juneberry bush that i kept cutting down, because i had no idea of what it was and the following year it would come back even stronger. it does not drop leaves in the fall and sheds some early spring. the one in the rear of the picture is some type of evergreen that has grown within the last 8 years. Nancy i have a host of trees in my backyard. i have also posted my transformation that is still taking place, but i am determined not to give up and this was a great idea. i tried to view your pics of rest of your garden, but still trying to navigate this site. i am also from up north so i see your backyard is very similar to the one i had when i lived there, from chicago area. i think my yard is a little bigger than yours as that was only the back left corner in the picture. after i finish eliminating areas i should not have as much grass to deal with, but i definetly wil go this route. all my work i have done on my own so it seems like it is taking forever to get it finished, but my major headache is the weeds. i have posted on my page my backyard transformation which has been ongoing for the last 2yrs, going on three as i have always had the issue of help and money/budget. i am currently doing this very thing around my swing area because i was going to lay pavers down around that area. Irma thanks so much for that information.
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