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, ...

I have bragged about the abundance of oaks, and consequently oak leaves, that I’ll be able to use between the rows in my vegetable garden. A friend asked if pine straw could work in the same manner.

ATLANTA — It’s an unfortunate sign of spring in metro Atlanta, pine straw scammers making their way through neighborhoods. “So, he knocked on the door and said he was doing the neighbor’s house across ...

If you have pine trees in your yard, you know just how many needles wind up falling from them every year. While some homeowners just rake them up, others want to find a way to use the needles in their ...

Sometimes less is more—which is the case when it comes to foundation plantings. This is the landscaping trend the pros want you to stop for a happier home and garden beds.

LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - I have bragged about the abundance of oaks and, consequently oak leaves, that I’ll be able to use between the rows in my vegetable garden. A friend asked if pine straw could ...

This fast-growing shrub features white flowers and green leaves that turn to shades of red, yellow, and orange in the fall ...

DAPHNE, Ala. (WKRG) — Daphne Police are warning residents about a pine straw scam that targets senior citizens, according to a department Facebook post. Police said the scammers go door-to-door, ...

Perhaps the scent of longleaf yellow pine accounts for my memories of playing in Hettie's front yard some 40 years ago. Smells will do that. Hettie was over a dozen times my age but the finest ...

I was teaching our new class of Master Gardeners recently about mulches, and the question about pine straw came about. One lady sheepishly admitted that while she lived in Tennessee, they would buy ...