The Tao of Trash Contrary to common fears, recycled products are of equal or better quality than those made with virgin materials. Recycled products for the most part are price competitive, and will become increasingly so as more and more of us seek them out. Here is a representative sampling of recycled products that are designed for use in the garden and available on the market. When it comes to the world of garden seeds, warring factions can make the Republicans and Democrats seem nonpartisan. Champions of heirlooms insist that they are the saviors of world food crop diversity.
Hybrid proponents dismiss the heirloom advocates as agriculture's version of tree huggers.
The best cure, of course, is prevention. The most effective way to prevent weeds is to design them out of your landscape. There are many ways to reduce or eliminate the kinds of conditions that support weeds. Landscape professionals, motivated for a variety of reasons to reduce their dependence on herbicides, have evolved design techniques to do just that. Incorporate these techniques in your own garden, or use them in your dealings with landscape professionals.