Who Says Print Media is Dying? Just Use it For This:

I just wanted to let you know that I took this photo today, a month and a half after my last post about using newspaper as a week block. I have not pulled a single weed out of the newspapered bed in that time and...

Look! One of the Hostas is blooming! (The darker green one toward the left.) So exciting!

The newspaper is working beautifully to block weeds! There were a few random ones that popped up in more open spaces, but for the most part the only places with weeds in the entire bed were right next to the hostas and agapanthus we planted. So, do I recommend using newspaper instead of buying weed block sheets? Absolutely! Just be sure to put it ALL the way against the plants you just planted. For comparison, I also haven't pulled any weeds out of the rest of the landscaping. You know, the part we didn't newspaper, and it looks like this:

Yikes.