You will get some weeds regardless of what you do. If you like the look of the red stones then keep them. Stories about stones "baking" plants is urban myth. Everything we have grows great with stones. Go buy a one-gallon hand pump sprayer and a bottle of concentrated weed and grass killer. Mix it in the pump sprayer according to the directions and walk around and spray weeds once a week. It will take you 5 minutes. Don't bother with the pre-mixed weed and grass killer in a disposable sprayer. Here is a link for a sprayer:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/RL-Flo-Ma...&wl13=&veh=sem
Here is a link for concentrated weed and grass killer, there are lots of them out there:
HDX 32 oz. Weed and Grass Killer Concentrate-77740 - The Home Depot
If you do go with pine straw, you will still have to spray for weeds. If you stay on top of the weed control, there is very little effort involved.
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Originally Posted by Acinonyx
We bought a home in the Village of Collier. Our shrub beds are mulched with red stone that I gather was a standard by the developer. We get a lot of weeds and such growing through it. One landscaper said the stones should be removed and replaced with the pine straw mulch the developer uses all over the place.
I know the pine straw needs to be applied annually. If we were to do this, do the red stones need to be removed before another mulch is put down?
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