Planting Flowers around my tree in the front yard?

Sooo after all day i got the black rubber thing around the tree put the steaks in so that it stays in place. I put down 2 bags of top soil and now i have to go get more! It was close to impossible to get rid of the grass around the tree so i put the top soil over My friend says that the grass will grow through the top soil so what are my options i heard you can put a tarp and lay the soil over it? Please help I ready to jst give up

FlowersBirthday FlowersSympathy FlowersIt will take some work but get up as much of the topsoil that you already laid in and get the stuff that looks like plastic but is degradable and place that on top of the grass. It will eventually kill the grass underneath it and degrade to let the flowers roots go down deeper. Then put your topsoil on that and plant your flowers. The plastic stuff will also help kill any weeds and help prevent bugs from eating your bulbs or flowers for now. If that is too much work then you can pull up the grass as it comes up through the top soil. It will take a little bit of time before it comes up anyway. It just depends on what you think is easier in the long run.
Reply:Well a Rake or garden tool would have helped, and not at all knowing what the Rubber thing is, other than some kind of circular shield, You might easly kill grass but weeds are tough buggers.





Also not knowing if this is a raised bed, or intended to be flush with the lawn.





Most grasses are shallow rooted, and not knowing where you are, yours may be. IF in fact the shield was/is RUBBER, not mesh type black weed barrier, your chances of success are improved, BUT, you should also know the species of flowers and their proper planting depths, root growth and needs, and more importantly decent drainage.





Obviously if this is a quick cosmetic fix, and the flowers are perennials, then it hardly matters what you do, in their growing/blooming season.





While a tarp might help, it might be better to know what that rubber tree skirt is made of first, and a flower bed, especially if you're re-planting Potted, probably needs at least 4 to 6 inches of soil. From seed that would help, but is less an issue.





Steven Wolf


Just my 2 "sense"
Reply:You can use a piece of landscape fabric to keep the grass from coming up in the bed. Then you cut small holes to plant your flowers, etc. Also, a good layer of mulch will help retain moisture and control weeds. If you put more than 5 or 6 inches of soil in, the grass will probably not come through. Weed seeds will blow in and germinate, so the fabric is a good idea.
Reply:Preen.....look it up.c++