Things You'll Need:
- Timbers (Home Depot or Menards)
- Colorful red mulch
- Black weed block plastic
- Weedeater
- Saw
- Drill and long drill bit
- Long screws
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Step 1
Use the weedeater to knock down the weeds to the bare ground. You have little weed stumps, but that will be just fine. If you have any little trees starting from scratch, use a shovel and dig it out. The roots should not be that deep or strong.
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Step 2
Measure how far out you want to come from the foundation. This step depends on your particular situation. You want to come out far enough to meet the grass so that no weeds grow between the timbers and the grass.
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Step 3
Place the black weed blocking plastic down over the area that you will cover with mulch. You will not need to tack this down, as you will have enough weight from the timbers and mulch to hold it in place.
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Step 4
Place two timbers on top of each other and continue until you reach the end where you will make a corner. Drill holes at each end of the timber half way down. Take a long screw, drop it onto the hole, and use a screwdriver to screw the two timbers together.
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Step 5
Make your end pieces interlock by cutting on one timber short and one corner piece short. See photo for example. Connect the timbers together by drilling and screwing them together as you did with the long timbers.
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Step 6
Add mulch to the top of the layered timbers. This will give you plenty of darkness and beauty to prevent the weeds from coming back.
Comments
vallain said
on 7/6/2009 I'm saving up to get that rubber mulch or rocks. In Florida, the pest control people advise against having wood mulch around a house's foundation because of termites.
sullysee said
on 7/3/2009 Helpful advice on using mulch around the home.
tnpos said
on 6/29/2009 Very well written article. Thanks for sharing. 5 and rec. PAL
technicalbuzz said
on 6/14/2009 Thanks! I really liked this article, very informative! 5* and recommended!
pgardapee said
on 6/14/2009 I treated the mulch with a termite deterrent that I found at Home Depot. I have did research on termites and this is just one way to keep them away and still have a beautiful mulch garden. Red rocks would work just as well though. Many choose mulch because of the expense.