I have to say that the fabric does have a role in planting.... I use
it in several situations. If I plant/create a bed on the spur of the
moment it grass/weeds from coming back. Around shrubs, since I am poor
and cheap I buy little plants and the fabric keeps things sort of
clean for a while until shade does the job. Finally establishing a bed
of herbacious perenials, I plant plugs through the fabric..... and the
next spring I can pull off the fabric, most weed seeds have germinated
and died most perenial weeds are dead so you have a fairly clean soil
to use the mulch on.
I use/reuse it many times, to do the above, smother bad parts of
the yard, make a temporary nusery for starting seedlings..... on and
on.
Finally mulching takes time and money every year! neither of which
I have enough of!

Pam wrote in message ...
Kevin Miller wrote:

Poll: Do you use landscape fabric in your perennial beds?

No. Weed cloth or landscape fabric is best used only for preparing
paths and walkways or other porously paved surfaces. It is a waste of
time and money when used in any type of planting beds. It doesn't work
to control weeds in these situations and it is a pain to try and work
around/through. Mulching is a far better method of weed control in
planting beds.

pam - gardengal