How Do You Get Grass Out Of Ground Cover?
While everyone would love a lush green lawn, when that lawn encroaches on our gardens and other types of landscaped ground cover, something must be done to remove it or we risk losing our beautiful landscaping entirely. Unfortunately, most chemical options will kill the plants around the grass as well as the grass itself, so a combination of nontoxic, aggressive and preventative actions are necessary to get rid of grass in ground cover for good. Step 1 Wait until the day after a moderate rain. This is important, because you cannot remove grass and its roots from the ground consistently if the ground is dry. The grass blades will just break off and leave the roots in the ground, where they will send up more shoots to mar the look of your ground cover. Step 2 Pull up the existing grass. Wear your gardening gloves to protect your hands, because this will be a long exercise. Grasp the blades of grass firmly and pull them gently out of the ground. A tangle of roots should come too. Place al
