How to use bark to stop weeds taking over your garden borders

Steps up between the raised beds to the gravel path leading through the garden to the seating area at the end of the garden. .

'A weed is just a plant in the wrong place,' or so the saying goes – so what's the best way to prevent them from doing exactly that? Why, by learning how to use bark to stop weeds, of course!

If you're looking for methods for how to keep weeds out of flower beds, one of the best is using a bag of bark chippings to suppress them. 'Bark can be an excellent weed suppressant,' promises award-winning garden designer Zoe Claymore.