Why Mulch?

helps prevent loss of topsoil from wind and water erosion
reduces water usage by maintaining soil moisture
reduces rainwater runoff
reduces soil compaction
lessens soil temperature fluctuations
improves soil tilth
makes landscape more attractive
reduces maintenance
reduces weed growth
insulates soil to keep plants cooler in summer and warmer in winter
improves soil aeration, structure, and drainage over time
improves soil fertility
inhibits certain plant diseases
reduces damage from trimmers and lawn mowers

Pine Straw
Outperforms
Other Mulches

Longevity - doesn't float and wash away and breaks down more slowly, so it doesn't need to be reapplied as frequently as other mulches
Lightweight - easily handled and lighter per cubic foot than other mulches: one of our bales covers as much area as 30 cubic feet of most mulches!
Cost - cost per square foot competitive with other mulches
Soil health - breathes better, doesn't compact, and allows for better water infiltration
Simple - easy to apply: just unroll and scatter by hand
Pest free - doesn't attract termites
Plant health - adds organic material and nutrients to soil and reduces weeds
Visually appealing - the uniform color and fine texture of pine straw brings out the color, contrast, and texture of your landscape
Erosion control - use where grass won't grow to hold soilSustainable - no harvesting of trees to produce
Miss Bea uses it - you should see her flowerbeds!
Zoos use it - it's easy to clean and replace without destroying the soil in the exhibit and some animals enjoy it as bedding

Pine Straw

Would you like just one of these ?

Or do you want to handle a bunch of these ?

Forget the cost and hassle of driving and loading your car at the home improvement store and then carrying heavy bags of mulch to your garden.

Our easy to carry and handle pine straw bales are delivered right to you at prices competitive with other premium mulches.

Compare our prices per square foot (even after adding shipping!) to other premium mulches. Our cost per square foot is competitive with other mulches.

Each pine straw bale covers approximately 120 square feet at 2.5 inches thick.
Each pine straw bale is compressed for shipping.
After removing from the shipping box, simply unroll the pine straw bale and scatter the pine straw mulch by hand to achieve the recommended coverage

1 - 5 bales: $29.75 ea. bale
(120-600 square feet+)

6 - 15 bales: $28.50 ea. bale
(720-1800 square feet+)

16+ bales: $27.25 ea. bale
(1920 square feet and up+)

SPECIAL NOTE: All of the shipping companies charge based on the size of a package as well as the weight of it.
Although pine straw is not really heavy, it is bulky. Our pine straw bales are compressed for shipping, but we are still charged close to a 50 pound flat rate shipping charge due to size. We charge you what we get charged.
However,you will find that even with the shipping charges what they are, we can ship pine straw right to your door at prices that are very competitive with other premium mulches

E-mail:    Pine Cones of the Northwest

  Toll Free 1-888-232-6715

  1-509-732-4423

   Fax 1-208-634-0044

Orders can be received by phone or fax 8 AM _ 7PM (MST) and by E-mail.
Payments are received through credit card, check, and money order.