A gardening expert has demonstrated four ways you can use cardboard in your garden instead of putting it in the bin.

Sheet mulching with cardboard is the secret to fewer weeds and fuss-free plant-bed prep. Don’t ditch those cardboard boxes; instead, put them to use in your garden, smothering out weeds ...

They added: “If some weeds do pop up in places you’d rather they didn’t, try hand-pulling or smothering them with cardboard or mulch instead of reaching for harmful weed killers.” ...

Water the cardboard, then top it with a layer of compost and water again. "To ensure water absorption, the mulch or compost atop the cardboard should be light enough to let the water penetrate ...

If you don’t like the look of cardboard on your plant beds, try layering mulch over them to cover the paper but be aware this will make the cardboard break down faster. However, this isn’t ...

While some may not fancy the sight of cardboard in their beds, covering it with mulch can solve the aesthetic issue, albeit speeding up the decomposition process – which isn't a bad thing at all.

“Rather than doing the backbreaking work of digging up turf when creating a new garden bed, you can simply layer cardboard topped with a thick layer of mulch right over the existing grass or ...