Quality * Price * Service BENEFITS OF PINE STRAW *Controls Weeds *Helps Retain Moisture *Light & Easy to Spread *Improves Soil Structure *Provides Erosion Control *Moderates Soil Temperature Pine Straw is a popular landscape mulching material that is clean and attractive in appearance. It helps provide favorable growing conditions and stimultates healthy plant development. Pine Straw is one of the most widely used mulches for all size projects, ranging from residential flower beds to industrial complexes and highway landscapes.