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, ...

Q: Do pine needles make good winter mulch, or will they change the acidity of the soil? A: Pine needles make an excellent organic winter mulch. Thanks to their curved shape, they “breathe” well, so ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When it's time to freshen up the mulch in your garden or flower beds, you might find yourself second-guessing your usual choice.

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 ...

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 ...

For 17 years, we’ve been using pine bark mulch on our own gardens and show beds, while mulch fads came and went. Dyed red wood chips, cypress, dyed shredded rubber and dyed black wood chips have come ...

What kind of mulch should I use in a vegetable garden? I have pine needles, but I'm not sure whether they are appropriate for this use. T.A., Coppell Pine needles are great mulch for a vegetable ...

Fallen pine needles pose a different set of challenges to leaves and thus require specific tools to tackle. Fortunately, ...

A master gardener of 20 years says that this big mistake will deprive your plants of a truly healthy garden with soil that's ...