I used landscaping cloth many years ago, I want to say over 10 years ago. Its been about 2 year now that I have had to weed it, and it’s what growing on top of the mulch. This year what I going to do is take it all out and till the land and reapply the landscaping. I would encourage you to first add a thick layer of news paper over the weeds a layer or two of landscaping material then add your soil and compose plant your plants if you want to cover them with a layer of landscaping material or news paper with the news paper you can replant a different plant next year, then you mulch. Have fun!!