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, ...

What to you do with your pine needles? Do you rake them and bag them? Do you recycle them back into your garden? Or do you just ignore them and hope they will eventually blow away? Depending on who ...

I have access to a large quantity of pine needles and some pinecones. Can I use these for mulch in my flowerbeds? Pine needles do make good mulch in certain situations, but they are also acidic so ...

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, ...

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, ...

When it comes to covers for your garden soil, pine straw may be right. You'll only know for sure once you've compared it to ...

Fall is very aptly named, with the mountains of leaves and pine needles that fall from the sky for weeks on end. With shorter days and colder nights, trees are preparing for winter rest by turning ...

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, ...

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 ...

Q: Will mulch cause a problem for native plants in my flower beds? A: Think of what ecosystem the plants came from and what kind of ecosystem you are recreating in your flower beds. If it is a ...