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Originally Posted by jebartle
Why?? The Villages uses pine straw and there is a reason. More natural and less maintenance. Some of my neighbors have been fighting the weeds in the rocks after doing everything to stop the weeds, all to no avail! Besides pine straw looks great. Takes 15 minutes to put in yard.
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We all four of us (big dogs and medium-sized humans) track it into the house. It blows onto the walkway, after which we track it into the house. It also harbors ticks (not good for dogs).
It also fades considerably, and the faded pine straw doesn't look so attractive. I don't feel like gathering bales of straw and strewing it around. Not much of a gardener, I guess, but stone works the best for us. We have the weed barrier underneath. I pull the occasional weed out, and our quarterly trimmer takes care of the rest.