A novel nonwoven material for use as underlayment in landscaping is disclosed. The inventive method comprises creating a layered nonwoven material, identifying a landscaping location for receiving a portion of said layered nonwoven material； preparing a landscaping location； placing a portion of said layered nonwoven material on said landscaping location. The method may further comprise measuring a portion of said landscaping location； measuring a portion of said layered nonwoven material； comprise cutting one or more desired shapes from a portion of said layered nonwoven material； and securing a portion of said layered nonwoven material to said landscaping location by pushing one or more landscaping pins through said layered nonwoven material and into a portion of ground underneath said layered nonwoven material.
