Pine straw mulch, the dried byproduct of fallen pine needles, is a popular mulch because it is lightweight yet remains stable and cohesive. Mulch is an indispensable part of landscaping and gardening.

Both pine straw or wood mulch make an excellent mulch for your garden depending on the situation. Here's how to decide when to use pine straw or mulch.

For more than 20 years, we’ve been using pine bark mulch on our own gardens, while mulch fads came and went. Dyed red wood chips, cypress, dyed shredded rubber and dyed black wood chips have come into ...

Mulch is a blanket, an organic material applied to bare soil around plants. Effective mulches include shredded hardwood bark, pine needles, coarse compost, and shredded native tree trimmings. Mulching ...

Almost every gardening expert will recommend using mulch around new and existing plantings, but why? Mulch has many benefits in the garden, but it can also cause problems if used improperly. In nature ...

Submitted photo Pine straw mulch is popular and effective in the South. Many people are putting out mulch. Mulch has lots of positive attributes — it discourages weeds, conserves moisture during ...

It’s almost July, and we’re feeling the heat here in Aiken. High temperatures are here to stay, and in-ground irrigation systems are running up to three times a week. We’re struggling to keep our ...

For more than 20 years we’ve been using pine bark mulch on our own gardens, while mulch fads came and went. Dyed redwood chips, cypress, dyed shredded rubber and dyed black wood chips have come into ...