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Originally Posted by RichieLion
I switched to rock laid over weed blocking material about a year and a half ago and my plants are doing fine.
I switched because I live on an elevated site and got tired of my straw being washed away periodically by the heavy rains we get at times. The straw also looks really drab, really quickly.
BUT, the most important reason is I live in a wood frame vinyl sided house and pine straw when dry is extremely flammable.
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Excellent Point. I was looking at my Pine straw beds and also the cigarette butts
from the road blowing in my yard thinking- Hmmmmmmm in this heat and dry spell. Poof is a possibility!