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, ...

To help your perennials survive the winter, our pro gardener explains which of these you should mulch after the first hard ...

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 ...

Can we take the pine needles under our pine tree to mulch our shrubs? We tried to grow grass under the pine tree, but now we’re trying to establish ground cover there. Pine needles make an attractive, ...

Q. I’ve raked up bags full of pine needles from the trees on my property. Can I use them as mulch in my garden? Won’t they make the soil too acidic? A. Absolutely use those pine needles in your garden ...

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, ...

Question: I have an almost endless supply of pine needles. Can I use them for mulch in vegetable gardens? Answer: Pine needles make great mulch. They knit together to not wash away and are loose ...

Answer: The best time to move these plants is late in their dormant season. If you were to move them directly to their new location, January would be a good time for you. In other parts of the state, ...

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 ...

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 ...

At this time of year, when pine trees are shedding their old needles, my neighbors Mark and Olga are happy to have me rake up the needles that fall from their trees onto the street and their driveway, ...