Because hay, unlike straw, contains seed heads, it's not recommended for straw-bale gardening, because the hay seeds will compete with your crops.

Joellen Dimond show how to mulch with straw, and Lucas Holman talks about daylilies.

"We believe there are 3,800 burn piles in Evergreen's fire district. And tens of thousands more across the state," said Einar Jensen, risk reduction coordinator at Evergreen Fire Rescue.

Plus, morning garden observations reveal distinctive butterflies that use their straw-like proboscis to extract nectar from ...

To bale or not to bale? That’s a question farmers face every year about wheat straw, which can be seen stacked in large quantities throughout Washington’s wheat country as harvest season ends.

Is it absolutely necessary to cover a newly seeded lawn with straw? If not, will it become a banquet for birds and squirrels? -- Bud Maddox, Cleveland. There are many reasons why straw is not the ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- Big piles of garbage are overtaking the sidewalks in one Bronx neighborhood. Residents say the situation is worse than ever and they want the city to clean up the mess. An ...

Vacationers headed to Ocean City, Maryland, this weekend won't find a typical pristine beach. Instead, the shoreline will be covered in piles of straw-like grass. Phragmites grass washed up on the ...

They sit like haystacks in a field; piles of debris, waiting to be consumed. but in this case, it is by fire. In Evergreen, as well as other Colorado communities, burn piles await ignition as ...