Shoppers may find two types of pine needles for mulch to choose from: Long-needle pine straw comes from the longleaf pine tree, and its needles are 12 to 18 inches long. Short-needle straw, which is 4 ...

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 ...

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

Ahead, find easy landscaping ideas to make your outdoor space the envy of the neighborhood. 1. Replace some lawn with functional hardscaping. Less lawn equals less work. That’s the best argument for ...

Will pine straw prevent weeds? The question seemed straightforward, and my immediate answer was yes, of course. The woman asking the question furrowed her brow. “Pine straw doesn’t stop that ...

The biggest challenge with pine straw is that it is difficult to keep clean. If you have big old hollies that drop old, yellowed leaves in early summer (a normal thing for hollies) those big, long ...

The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our community in a variety of ways, including 4-H, farm advisers, and nutritio… ...

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 ...