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White Fairhope farmhouse with American flag and thick fresh pine straw beds in the foreground

Farm-Direct Pine Straw · Fairhope, AL

We don't sell pine straw. We grow it, rake it, and bring it to your beds.

Smith Straw is family-owned and family-run in Fairhope, Alabama — 4th-generation Baldwin County longleaf farmers. We harvest our own longleaf pine straw and handle delivery and installation across Baldwin County, same-day — no brokers, no out-of-town trucks, no surprises.

5.0 Reviews·Family-Owned·Same-Day Delivery

Why Smith Straw

Most pine straw companies aren't actually pine straw companies.

They're brokers. They buy straw trucked in from Georgia or Florida warehouses, mark it up, and deliver it to your driveway. By the time it reaches you, the bales have been sitting around for weeks — and you're paying middleman prices.

We're different. We rake our own pine straw from local longleaf pines, bale it ourselves, and bring it to your property — usually the same day you call. That's why our straw is fresher, holds its color longer, and costs less than the brokers.

Most Pine Straw Companies

Smith Straw

  • Trucked in from Georgia or Florida
    Harvested locally in Baldwin County
  • Brokered through middlemen
    Direct from our land to your beds
  • Bales sitting in warehouses for weeks
    Fresh bales, same-day delivery
  • Rotating subcontractors
    Same crew every visit
  • Service the whole Gulf Coast
    Fairhope and surrounding only

What We Do

Pine straw, start to finish.

Whether you need a few bales dropped off or full installation across an acre of beds, we handle it ourselves — no subcontractors, no third-party haulers.

Pine Straw Delivery

Same-day or scheduled delivery of fresh longleaf pine straw bales anywhere in Baldwin County. Harvested from local longleaf farms and dropped exactly where you want them — from Fairhope and Daphne down to Foley.

Pine Straw Installation

Full hand-spread installation of longleaf pine straw beds across Baldwin County. Our crew spreads, tucks around plants, and finishes with crisp edges so your beds look professionally maintained.

Bed Edging & Borders

Clean-cut transitions between turf and pine straw beds for Baldwin County properties. We trim, edge, and frame your landscape so the straw looks intentional, not dumped.

Seasonal Refresh

Twice-a-year pine straw top-offs that keep Baldwin County beds looking sharp and plants protected. We'll come back on a schedule so you never have to remember.

Property-Wide Installs

Multi-acre pine straw installation for HOAs, commercial sites, and large properties throughout Baldwin County — same crew, same straw quality as every residential job.

Bulk Wholesale

Wholesale longleaf pine straw bales sold farm-direct to landscapers and property managers in Baldwin County. Better margins, fresher straw, no out-of-state middleman.

Richard Smith and the Smith Straw crew of five behind freshly raked pine straw bales

Meet the Family

Same five faces. Every job. Every time.

Smith Straw LLC is a family-owned longleaf pine straw business based in Fairhope, Alabama, owned by Richard Smith, a 4th-generation Baldwin County pine farmer. For 10+ years, Richard and his crew have hand-raked longleaf pine straw (Pinus palustris — Alabama's state tree), baled it themselves, and delivered and installed it on properties from Fairhope to Foley.

Every bale is harvested fresh from local longleaf farms in Baldwin County — never aged in a warehouse, never trucked in from out of state. And you won't get a subcontractor you've never met. When you call Smith Straw, you get the same five guys — every season, every job.

“Half of Fairhope knows them by name.”

Recent Work

Fresh straw, real Fairhope yards.

5★ Reviews

Fairhope keeps calling us back.

Very satisfied with my experience as a first time customer in downtown Fairhope. Smith Straw did a same day delivery of great quality straw to my home. Good communication, prompt service. I’ll definitely call Smith Straw again.
Trey Middleton · Fairhope, AL
The best. Richard is personally out there making sure everything is done correctly. Professional, courteous, and affordably priced. I highly recommend Smith Straw, LLC.
Daniel Hartman · Fairhope, AL
Smith Straw delivered pine straw on a Sunday afternoon. I ordered at lunchtime not realizing they were closed. They far exceeded my expectations with their professionalism and customer service. I am a customer for life.
Ashley McMurphy Martin · Fairhope, AL

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Questions We Get Asked

Honest answers.

  • Longleaf pine straw is the fallen needles of the longleaf pine (Pinus palustris), Alabama's state tree, raked and baled for use as landscape ground cover. It holds its reddish color longer than other pine straw, locks together on slopes, and feeds the soil as it breaks down. We harvest ours fresh from local longleaf farms in Baldwin County.

  • Big box straw sits on pallets for weeks or months. It's dry, brittle, and faded by the time you spread it. Ours is raked fresh, baled, and delivered usually within a week. You'll see the difference in color and how long it holds up.

  • All of our straw comes from local longleaf pine farms in Baldwin County, Alabama. Richard is a 4th-generation Baldwin County pine farmer, so every bale is raked fresh from local longleaf stands — never aged in a warehouse, never trucked in from out of state.

  • For most Gulf Coast beds, yes. Pine straw retains soil moisture, suppresses weeds, holds in place on slopes where mulch washes out, and returns nutrients to the soil as it decomposes. A refresh is also faster and cheaper than re-mulching.

  • Both. If you want to spread it yourself, we'll drop the bales wherever you want. If you'd rather we handle it, our crew will spread, tuck around plants, and edge the beds so it looks done right.

  • Pricing varies by bale count, delivery distance, and installation scope. Contact us for a free quote.

  • We can give you a rough range based on bed size. But for an exact quote we like to come look at the property. Showing up and measuring is free, and we'll know exactly how many bales you actually need instead of guessing.

  • Most yards in Fairhope need a refresh every 6-9 months. Fresh installs in the spring and a top-off in the fall is the standard. We can put you on a schedule so you don't have to remember.

  • Fairhope, Daphne, Spanish Fort, Point Clear, Magnolia Springs, Foley, Silverhill, Loxley, and most of Baldwin County. We don't service Mobile or further west — keeps us close to home so we can deliver same-day.

Where We Deliver.

We're farm-direct from Fairhope. We keep our service area tight so we can deliver same-day and show up when we say we will.

  • Fairhope
  • Daphne
  • Spanish Fort
  • Point Clear
  • Magnolia Springs
  • Foley
  • Silverhill
  • Loxley

Outside Baldwin County? Call us — we may still deliver bulk wholesale.

Smith Straw service area in Baldwin County, AlabamaSpanish FortDaphneLoxleySmith Straw21905 Hwy 181, FairhopeSilverhillPoint ClearMagnolia SpringsFoleyMobileBayGulf of MexicoN

Free Quote

Tell us about your property.

Quick form. Real human response. Richard or the crew will get back to you — usually same day, never longer than 24 hours.

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