[Bonanza]

Mulch, which comes in different varieties, lasts much longer than pine straw, is much tidier looking and is about the same price.
You don't know where the stuff has been raked up from and who knows what diseases or bugs you could be spreading.

I don't understand the benefit of using it.
Also, it isn't dense enough to keep the moisture in the soil.
Do people use it because that is what the developer initially put in when the house was brand new???