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, ...

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, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Close-up of pine needles on ground - Grigory Stoyakin/Shutterstock If you have pine trees in your yard, you know just how many ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Q: I leave oak leaves and pine needles when they fall in a large bed with azaleas, a gardenia and chrysanthemums. Are they good mulch, or should I replace with pinebark or other mulch? -- R.G., ...

Late Sunday afternoon the kids and I headed out to our back yard with the rakes. We have a ton, not exaggerating, a ton of pine straw or as northerners call it pine needles. We save money every year ...

The Chapel Hill Town Council on Monday banned the use of pine straw for landscaping within 10 feet of commercial buildings, including apartments and townhouse complexes. The Chapel Hill Town Council ...