In some areas of the country, the choice between mulching with pine needles and wood mulch is a tough one. Since the 1980s, pine straw has been the favorite mulch in the South. It is inexpensive, ...

Over the years, I’ve had many questions from readers about using pine straw as a mulch in the vegetable garden. Is it a good idea? Let’s cover some of the basics. Mulching is a long-established ...

GLENMOORE >> Longleaf pine straw is a popular southern landscaping product – used as mulch in a variety of applications. That product is now available locally. Mid-Atlantic Pine Straw Mulch is owned ...

Mulch can lighten a gardener's load by protecting plants, locking in moisture, and beautifying the space. But each type has ...

Unlike some other mulches, pine needles mesh together and hold together during hard rains, heavy winds and even on landscapes with considerable slope. Pine straw doesn’t float and wash out of beds as ...

Right under our collective noses - and probably in your very own yard - is a great gardening tool that we have typically shunned. Pine straw. Raked up often to be disposed of, this all-natural, ...

Trees and shrubs on golf courses are often surrounded with mulch to reduce maintenance, preserve soil moisture, discourage mechanical damage from trim mowers and improve aesthetics. Finely shredded ...

Those yellow pine needles we talked about a couple weeks ago are mostly on the ground under trees by now, or soon will be. If a gardener views the fallen needles as unsightly, before raking them up ...

A. Does pine straw make a good mulch to use with tomato plants in a raised bed? — R. Jeffers, Virginia Beach Q. Like any mulch, pine straw has pros and cons. Among the pros: It’s lightweight and ...

RALEIGH Three years ago, 32 townhomes in Pine Knolls Townes were destroyed by a raging fire. That ignited the local pine straw debate. That year, Chapel Hill imposed the first local rules on pine ...

NEW FRANKLIN - Tis the season for Christmas which brings up images of Christmas pine trees, but one mid-Missouri man has a different vision for the big green wonders.Ray Glendening is superintendent ...