In general, pine straw covers close to 1.5 square feet per pound, while wood mulch covers about 0.5 square feet per pound. That’s one-third the weight per square foot of coverage, or three times ...

Since dead pine needles accumulate naturally on the forest floor, timber landowners faced with rising landscaping demand in the 1980s saw pine straw as a “gimme”, according to Florida attorney ...

Use gravel, bark or pine straw and occasionally pull or spray weeds that come up. Don’t over fertilize. It isn’t a good horticultural practice and results in more pruning or mowing.

Pine straw also prevents plants, flowers and fruit from becoming splashed with mud. Added annually, it gives landscapes a fresh, clean and renewed appearance.

In an effort to prevent fires, a new Winston-Salem ordinance will prohibit the use of pine straw as groundcover near many commercial buildings and apartment complexes.

Pine needles add a beautiful, natural look to your landscaping. However, they are also acidic, so they’ll do best as nutritional mulch when paired with plants that prefer acidic soil.

The longleaf pine needles that are used for landscaping burn at a rate of 7.5 feet per minute, while mulched pine and cypress bark burn from between 5 inches and a foot per minute.

Use gravel, bark or pine straw and occasionally pull or spray weeds that come up. Don’t over fertilize. It isn’t a good horticultural practice and results in more pruning or mowing.