Weed Membranes

There are several reasons to use a weed membrane. The main reason is to keep weeds at bay. Another situation where you use a weed membrane is when you are creating a path or patch with gravel, wood chips, or stone. In this case, a weed membrane offers extra strength and the possibility to easily remove the gravel or wood chips later on.

When paving, a weed membrane provides extra strength and stability. On top of that, many people use a weed membrane underneath their deck, to prevent weeds from growing in this hard-to-reach place.

Weed membranes are known by many names, including landscape fabric, weed control fabric, garden membranes, and weed barriers. You use a weed membrane to prevent weed from growing in your garden, or underneath your deck or pavement. It is made of woven plastic. Wovar's high-quality weed membranes consist of 50% recycled plastic and are 110 gr/m2 thick. Weed membranes ensure water and air can pass through, but block sunlight. The tough fabric and UV-resistance result in a minute chance of anything growing beneath the membrane.

How to lay weed membrane in 5 steps.

1. Flatten and straighten the ground.
2. Lay the weed membrane on the ground in the desired spot. Tip: if at all possible, use 1 sheet of fabric. This results in the best protection against weeds. Are you using more than 1 weed membrane? We recommend overlapping the fabric by 15-20 cm.
3. Secure the weed membrane. This can be done in various ways. First, with ground hooks. These pins are pointed, enabling you to simply push the ground hooks through the fabric into the ground, aided by a rubber hammer if necessary. Second, dig them into the ground or pin them down with garden edging. Make sure there are no open edges that the weeds could sneak through.
4. (Optional) Use garden edging for a finishing touch.
5. Cover the weed membrane with the desired material. This could be, for example, gravel, stone, pavers, or wood chips.

Do you want to secure your weed membrane, but are you unsure at which depth you should dig in the edges? We recommend digging ditches of 25 to 35 cm. Place the edge of the weed membrane in the ditch, cut off any excess fabric, and refill the hole. 

There are several ways to make sure your weed membrane stays where it should:

1. Dig in the edges.
2. Pin it down with garden edging.
3. Pin it down with ground hooks.

The price of a weed membrane differs greatly between the different providers. We offer high-quality, 110 gr/m2 weed membranes at an affordable price. The price depends on the width of the weed membrane and on whether you buy it per meter or per 100 m roll.

Weed membrane per meter starts at €1.95 per meter.

Weed membrane per roll start at €79.95 per roll.

Do you want to use a weed membrane in a garden bed? That is perfectly possible. First, place the weed membrane in the desire spot and position. Next, determine where you want the plants. In these spots, cut out a space for the plant with scissors or a knife. Note: make sure the hole is not too big. Keep it small, but big enough that the plant will fit. Finally, dig a hole, plant the plant, and close the hole again.