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, ...

A small red blooming azalea bush with pine straw mulch - Everett R. Davis/Shutterstock Apart from ... around the base will allow the bark to stay dry and avert disease problems. You also don't want ...

Mulch helps retain moisture in the soil, regulate soil temperature, and suppress weeds. Composted hardwood bark is an excellent mulch choice for the Northeast, while pine straw and pine fines are ...

Wood mulch and wood chips will mat down to make a firm but spongy surface for your garden paths and around playsets. Pine straw is too slippery to walk on, so skip it when mulching these high-traffic ...

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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, ...

Mulch helps retain moisture in the soil, regulate soil temperature, and suppress weeds. Composted hardwood bark is an excellent mulch choice for the Northeast, while pine straw and pine fines are ...

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 ...

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 ...