Like any mulch, pine straw has pros and cons. If you have a free supply, understand the shortcomings and can mitigate these, pine straw is perfectly fine to use.

Other Ways To Obtain Pine Straw There are other ways to get more pine straw. Patience is one. Your pine trees will shed needles for weeks, and you can slowly gather and spread it as it falls. Rake ...

Unlike some other mulches, pine needles mesh together and hold together during hard rains, heavy winds and even on landscapes with considerable slope. Pine straw doesn’t float and wash out of beds as ...

What if you want to mulch your flower bed and notice the neighbors aren't using their pine straw? Can you take pine straw from a neighbor's yard? Here's how to ask.