Commercial-Grade Landscaping Fabric Vs. Hardware Store

Landscape fabric is an incredibly useful material. You can use landscape fabric to stop the growth of weeds, keep your soil moist, prevent soil erosion, and even stop rock mulch from sinking into the ground. 

As geotextiles, all landscape fabrics share similar traits: They’re permeable fabrics that are typically made of polypropylene or polyester. Where landscape fabrics differ is in quality, and commercial-grade landscaping fabric consistently outperforms what you can buy at the hardware store. 

Why Commercial-Grade Landscaping Fabric Outperforms Hardware Store Options

Getting landscaping fabric? Go with the commercial-grade options available through landscaping professionals like Bulger Brothers. Here’s why:

Professional Advice: At big box stores, you’ll meet people who might be well-versed in landscaping, but they probably don’t own their own landscaping company. Professional landscapers know your yard, your aesthetics, and your requirements, so they’ll be able to recommend the perfect landscape fabric for your needs.

Higher Quality: Commercial landscaping fabric is often thicker than the stuff you can find in box stores; that means the fabric is more durable and better at controlling weeds.

Versatility: We can help you find the perfect landscaping fabric for your needs. We have access to fabrics that work incredibly for rock beds, fabrics that are perfect for flower beds, and even biodegradable landscape fabric. That’s a lot more than you can find at your typical box store! 

Quality And Durability Differences

Low-quality landscape fabrics might as well be thrown in the garbage; if your fabric isn’t thick enough, weeds can grow right through it! Fabric that isn’t permeable enough, on the other hand, won’t hydrate your soil properly; you need both durability and permeability.

Our heavy-duty landscaping fabrics offer both; they’re thick enough to stop weeds from growing and permeable enough to let the rain through to your soil. We have both woven and non-woven fabrics available; the one we’ll recommend will depend on your landscaping project. 

Cost Analysis: Investment Vs. Long-Term Value

We’re not going to mince words: Commercial landscaping fabric is more expensive upfront than the stuff you can find at the hardware store. The difference in durability makes it all worthwhile, though.

There are cheap landscaping fabrics you can buy that might not even last a year. They tear easily, they don’t offer the right level of permeability, and they’re not ready for the extreme storms and winds we can get here in Winnipeg.

Our landscaping fabrics, on the other hand, can literally last for decades. As a one-time purchase, the other guys might have cheaper fabrics available, but it’s never just a one-time purchase with low-quality fabrics. Our stuff? You buy it for life. 

Best Applications For Commercial-Grade Fabric In Winnipeg

Landscape fabric is often called weed barrier fabric; that’s because it’s commonly used for weed control. In Winnipeg, it’s incredibly common to see landscape fabric in flower beds and garden beds; simply lay the fabric, cut out spaces for your garden plants, and prevent weeds from taking root! We recommend bark mulch or other mulch around your plants; use a woven landscape fabric so that water can pass through. 

Rock beds are another common spot for landscape fabric; a non-woven fabric will help to stop your rocks from sinking into the soil, all while preventing weed growth. 

Professional Installation And Performance Benefits

Ease Of Installation For Large Projects

How do you make sure you have enough landscape fabric to cover your entire garden or rock bed? You leave it to the professionals; we can quickly install your landscape fabric, all while ensuring that it’s thick enough that weed seeds can’t reach the soil. Go to your local hardware store, and you’ll have to estimate how much you’ll need; make a mistake, and you’re back at the hardware store for more. 

Warranty & Professional Support Differences

Check the warranty on your big box store’s landscape fabric; chances are, you won’t find any. Call Bulger Brothers, and you’ve got a completely different story on your hands; thanks to the quality of our materials and the skill of our landscapers, we can offer warranties and ongoing support. 

Making The Right Choice For Your Landscaping Project

Whether you want to block weeds from sprouting or support rocks, you need the right landscaping fabric for the job. We can help you determine if you need traditional landscape fabric or a non-woven or biodegradable alternative. 

No matter what fabric you choose, commercial-grade materials are almost always better than what you can find at your local store. We’ve got the landscaping materials you need; contact us today.