Converting your lawn into a beautiful sustainable garden can be easy and inexpensive!
What is it? Sheet mulching is a way to turn lawn into a garden by layering cardboard or newspaper with compost and mulch. This forces the lawn to decompose and it creates a perfect environment for plants to thrive.
The goal: To get rid of grass and weeds by starving them of light rather than digging them up, creating rich soil without any waste.
Quick and easy
Inexpensive
Reduces waste produced
Builds healthy soil and plants
Less energy used
Reduces greenhouse gasses
A garden of native plants is much easier to maintain!
You can do the entire lawn or just part of it depending on your landscaping goals!
Check out these easy step by step instructions with illustrations.
Watch this video tutorial.