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Page 10 2021 Fall Home Improvement LINCOLN DAILY NEWS Sept. 23, 2021 The cardboard and mulch barrier help soil hold moisture during dry times and you don’t have to water as often. The combination slowly breaks down, disintegrates, and does not need to be removed, though if you choose to do so it is easy to clear away the old materials. But you can also just layer when needed in a year or two. In the meantime, no more weeds, nicer looking landscape, healthier plants, no chemical or plastic use, and you have helped the environment by recycling and planting trees. Yay for you! [Jan Youngquist] This garden is an example of cardboard that was laid two seasons ago. A new layer of wood mulch was added over the top this past spring. What few weeds do appear over the season, even deep rooted dandelions, are more easily removed than if weed mat were in place.