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Ground Cover Fabric - Woven - 6' x 300'
Woven Ground Cover Nursery fabric black
Ground Cover Fabric - Woven - 6' x 300'

Ground Cover Fabric - Woven - 6' x 300'

SKU FGC306300
$236.08 - $236.08
$236.08
$236.08 - $236.08
$236.08
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Ground Cover Fabric · 3 oz Woven · 6′ × 300′

Ground cover fabric on a 6′ × 300′ roll covering 1,800 square feet. The narrowest roll and the easiest to handle single-handed, suiting borders, rows and garden paths. A 3 oz woven geotextile with planting stripes for easy plant alignment and the highest UV resistance in the woven range — blocking the sunlight weed seeds need to germinate.

Roll Size
6′ × 300′1,800 sq ft per roll
Part Number
FGC306300Woven geotextile
Weight
3 ozWoven polypropylene
UV Resistance
HighestIn the woven range
  • Highest UV resistance
  • Planting stripes for easy spacing
  • Puncture & tear resistant
  • Pins at 3-foot centers
  • Free shipping on all orders

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01 Woven · 3 oz · Planting stripes

Ground Cover Fabric

Ground cover fabric is a woven polypropylene geotextile with excellent puncture and tear resistant strength, and it carries planting stripes for easy plant alignment — so spacing and rows come off the fabric rather than a tape measure.

It is a good product for managing the spread of weeds in a backyard, a planting area, a hillside landscape or a nursery. The way it works is simple: it blocks sunlight so weed seeds cannot germinate properly, and it carries the highest UV resistance in the woven range so it can do that in full sun rather than breaking down in it.

Woven ground cover fabric installed across a planting area
Woven ground cover with planting stripes, laid and pinned.

UVhighest resistance in the woven range

Sunlight is what destroys an exposed fabric — and sunlight is exactly what this one has to sit in.

02 The trap with cheap fabric

Blocking Light Is Easy. Surviving It Is Not.

Any fabric stops weeds on day one, because weed control is just denying seeds the light they need to germinate. The difference between a ground cover that is still working in five years and one that has gone brittle and split is how it handles years of direct sun. That is what UV resistance buys, and it is the reason a cheap sheet is a false economy in an exposed bed.

03 What you get

Benefits

  • Highest UV resistance in the woven range
  • Planting stripes make spacing easier
  • Weed control by blocking the sunlight seeds need to germinate
  • Excellent puncture and tear resistant strength
  • Woven polypropylene geotextile, 3 oz
  • Four roll widths from 6′ to 15′, all on 300-foot rolls
  • Installs in minutes with basic tools
  • Suits greenhouse, nursery and garden path use as well as landscape beds
The stripes are a layout tool, not decoration. Setting plant spacing off the fabric instead of a tape measure is most of the layout time gone on a nursery block or a long bed — and rows come out straight without anyone marking them.

04 Sizing

Available Roll Widths

Four widths, all on 300-foot rolls and all the same 3 oz fabric. Match the width to the bed and you cut both seams and offcuts.

6′ × 300′1,800 sq ft 10′ × 300′3,000 sq ft 12′ × 300′3,600 sq ft 15′ × 300′4,500 sq ft
Part numberRoll sizeSq ftBest for
FGC3063006′ × 300′1,800Borders, rows and garden paths — easiest to handle single-handed
FGC31030010′ × 300′3,000Wider beds and nursery blocks
FGC31230012′ × 300′3,600The popular width — least overlap that one or two people can still manage
FGC31530015′ × 300′4,500Large open areas, or cut down on site to whatever width you need

05 Where it goes

Applications

Greenhouses Nurseries Garden paths Landscape beds Backyard planting areas Hillside landscapes Temporary lawn protection during construction Stabilization Under mulch Container blocks
Temporary lawn protection is the use people overlook. Laid over turf during construction it takes the traffic and the spillage, then lifts off again — which is far cheaper than re-turfing the area afterwards.

06 Installation

Six Steps, Before Planting

The fabric installs in minutes with the right tools and some elbow grease.

  1. Place the fabric on graded soil. Grade and clear the area first so the fabric sits flat against the ground.
  2. Pin it down every 3 feet. Use landscape pins, also called staples. Pinning at 3-foot centers is what stops the fabric moving or whipping up in the wind.
  3. Cut x-shaped holes where plants go. A box or razor knife makes an X you can fold open to dig and plant into the soil beneath.
  4. Or burn the holes with a weed torch. Useful if you have a large number of plantings, or if you prefer symmetrical round holes to knife cuts.
  5. Place the plants in the ground.
  6. Cover the visible fabric with mulch. A good quality mulch on top hides the fabric and protects it from sun and wear.
Weed torch being used to burn planting holes in woven ground cover fabric
A weed torch burns symmetrical planting holes — faster than knife cuts when there are many plants.
Keep the openings as small as the plant allows. Every hole beyond what is needed is somewhere light reaches the soil, and light is the whole mechanism you are relying on.

07 You will also need

6″ Landscape Staples

Pins are not optional on this fabric. They go in at 3-foot centers along the edges and across the run, and they are what keeps the fabric from moving underfoot or lifting in the wind before mulch goes on.

6″ landscape staples are the standard pin for this fabric, and they are sold separately — worth adding to the order rather than discovering the gap on install day.

View 6″ Landscape Staples

08 Worth knowing

Will Ground Cover Fabric Keep Moles Out?

Not on its own. Ground cover fabric may act as a deterrent, and a hungry mole might not bother tearing through it — but moles come from below, and their powerful front feet can rip through fabric without much effort. A layer under mulch does nothing about them, because they simply tunnel up among the roots.

The combination that does work is gopher wire baskets around plantings, together with the fabric. The wire stops the tunnelling and protects the roots; the fabric handles the weeds. It is simple enough for most people to install themselves, it lasts, and it works on other tunnelling animals as well.

View Gopher Wire

Check what you are dealing with first. Moles are insectivores — they are after the insects in rich garden soil, not your vegetables. If plants are being eaten rather than just undermined, you are more likely looking at voles, gophers, groundhogs or rabbits, and the answer is different.

09 Documentation

Specification Sheet

Ground cover fabric specification sheetPDF

10 Buying from us

Why Buy Ground Cover Fabric From Landscape Discount

Commercial grade only

Professional-grade woven geotextile with the highest UV resistance in the range. We never substitute another fabric or weight without the explicit consent of the customer.

Four widths, one fabric

6′ through 15′ on 300-foot rolls, so the roll matches the bed rather than leaving you to seam and offcut around it.

Planting stripes as standard

Spacing and rows come off the fabric, which is most of the layout time gone on a nursery block or a long bed.

We answer the phone

When you call you quickly reach a helpful, live person happy to answer your product and order questions. (M-F 5:00 am - 3:00 pm Pacific Time)

11 Common questions

Ground Cover Fabric FAQs

How does it stop weeds?
By blocking sunlight, so weed seeds cannot germinate properly. That is the whole mechanism — which is why keeping planting holes as small as possible matters, and why UV resistance matters for a fabric that has to keep doing it in full sun.
Which width should I choose?
Match the width to the bed. The 12′ roll is the most popular for landscaping because it gives the least overlap that one or two people can still handle. Buy wider if you want and cut it down on site.
How much do I need?
Every roll is 300 feet long: 1,800 sq ft for the 6′, 3,000 for the 10′, 3,600 for the 12′ and 4,500 for the 15′. Allow extra for overlapping adjacent runs.
What are the stripes for?
Plant alignment. The planting stripes let you set spacing and keep rows straight off the fabric itself instead of measuring, which saves a great deal of time on nursery blocks and long beds.
How do I make the planting holes?
Cut an X with a box or razor knife and fold it open to dig through. For a large number of plantings, a weed torch burns symmetrical round holes faster, which many people prefer to knife cuts.
How do I secure it?
Landscape pins or staples at 3-foot centers, which stops the fabric moving or whipping up in the wind. 6″ landscape staples are the standard pin and are sold separately.
Do I need to cover it with mulch?
It is the recommended finish. Mulch on top hides the visible fabric and shields it from sun and wear, which extends how long it keeps performing.
Will it keep moles out?
It may deter them, but moles can rip through fabric with their front feet and they tunnel up from below. The combination that works is gopher wire baskets around plantings together with the fabric — wire for the tunnelling, fabric for the weeds.
Can I use it to protect a lawn during construction?
Yes, that is one of its listed applications. Laid over turf it takes the traffic and spillage and then lifts off again, which is considerably cheaper than re-turfing afterwards.
What does shipping cost?
Nothing. Shipping is free on every order, at any quantity.