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Hello I’m looking for some recommendations. I didn’t plant much in our front flower beds this year and now am just trying to figure out what to do next year. Not much seems to take in this area except the weeds.
What is the best recommendation for keeping the weeds at bay. Is Olin only pulling? I don’t want to just use roundup or other weed killer so close to other plants at the other side of the bed or next year when I actually have flowers. What works?
I’m in the far western suburbs of Chicago