1. Start a New Garden Bed One of the most common ways to use cardboard in the garden is to layer cardboard over the soil where you want to create a new garden bed.

Next, pile on a 1- to 2-inch thick layer of overlapping, light-blocking newspaper (dispose of colored and glossy pages) or cardboard (remove any staples and plastic tape).

Leigh Adams, a landscape designer for Studio Petrichor, places cardboard around a sprinkler during the sheet mulching workshop at the Maryknoll Sisters retirement home in Monrovia.

Cover the lawn with either cardboard or multiple layers of newspaper. (With paper, the process takes longer, and the newspapers are harder to hold in place.) ...

Cardboard can be used in the garden as a weed barrier, but with certain drawbacks. Oregonian file photo. LC- The Oregonian ...

Sheets designed to look like cardboard and pavement--with the proceeds going to a homeless charity.

Hosing them down with water is also recommended to ensure the cardboard conforms to the ground and stays put. If you’re topping the cardboard layer with new plants, you will need a layer of ...

Don't Toss That Box—9 Genius Ways to Use Cardboard in Your Garden Reduce waste and save money by repurposing old cardboard in your garden.