According to a expert, pine needle mulch is good for garden soil but does nothing to the acidity. Pine needle mulch does not ...

Pine straw is an organic mulch made from fallen pine needles, explains Mary Jane Duford, founder of the beginner gardening blog Home for the Harvest. Like any garden mulch, pine needles create a ...

A variety of pink, white, and red azaleas in full bloom - Sanne Dost/Shutterstock Who doesn't love a healthy and thriving azalea in full bloom? When covered with a sea of colorful flowers, azaleas are ...

ANGELINA COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - I was teaching our new class of master gardeners recently about mulches, and the question about pine straw came up. One lady sheepishly admitted that while she lived in ...

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 ...

One of the best ways to control weeds in the home garden is by mulching — covering the soil surface around plants so that no bare soil shows. The major benefits of mulching are 1) It greatly reduces ...

Love it or hate it, pine straw is everywhere if you live in the Southeast. The needles slowly drift down from loblollies and longleaf pines, blanketing lawns and driveways and piling on top of shrubs ...