For What It’s Worth

Land Liners by Kate O’Brien Fabrics go underground to solve Landscaping problems. Drain-It (top) is a new drainage system that can be used anywhere you’d normally use 4-inch perforated pipe and stone. Only one inch thick and weighing 8 ounces per square foot, it can be installed using standard trenching equipment, with a minimum of landscape destruction. Sections can be joined with duct tape and a utility knife. Besides ease, the product promises more strength, more water drainage capacity, and chemical resistance to deterioration. For info: Atlantic Construction Fabrics, Inc., 9413 Burge Ave., Richmond, VA 23237; 800/448-3636. The same company makes Seed Shield, a reusable fabric designed to aid in grass seed germination. Seed Shield is non-woven polypropylene, and is said to provide over