Pine needles, also known as pine straw, are often touted as a natural and attractive mulch option, especially for acid-loving plants like azaleas and blueberries. With their fine texture and ...

Like most mulches, pine needles contribute valuable organic matter to the soil, supporting an impressive diversity of native and ornamental landscape plants including trees, shrubs, perennials ...

Beware the dreaded gooseberry covered in histamine-based irritants and boasting sharp spines, warns columnist while nursing a ...

Alabama's forestry industry, the state's largest, faces a new threat from brown spot needle blight, a fungal disease affecting loblolly pine trees. The disease, exacerbated by recent mild, wet weather ...