With fall just around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about what you’re going to do with all the autumn leaves your trees are about to dump on your lawn. You can rake them into a pile at the ...

“Do I need to clean up the leaves on my lawn and in my planting beds? My time is limited, and the extra work is daunting.” — Jamie Sanchez, Barrington If you have a lot of trees on your property, you ...

Q: I just moved into the village and I notice there is curbside leaf pick-up available. Looks like a lot of work, though, to stuff leaves into those paper bags. Any tips to help save my back? - Doug ...

As autumn leaves continue to fall, the yearly debate arrives - is it best to "leave the leaves?" For many Americans, raking leaves in the fall to be burned or bagged and collected is a fact of life, ...

If you have a yard full of fallen leaves every autumn, you’re not alone. Instead of bagging them up for trash day, you can put those leaves to work in your garden. Fallen leaves are more than just a ...

Taking the time to mulch the leaves that clutter your yard each fall can yield some great benefits, especially if you’re a home gardener. Spreading your fresh mulch over your lawn and garden will ...

It's that time of year when your lawn is probably littered with autumn leaves. While the spectrum of colors can look quite the spectacle, proud lawn owners will be tempted to rake them up or grab the ...

Last year at this time, remember how concerned we were that deciduous trees were simply not letting go of their leaves? Normally, in response to autumn’s shorter and colder days, plant hormones send ...

In the fall, the leaves which formed that exquisite canopy that provided welcomed shade throughout the summer months begin to drop. Eventually, your yard accumulates a blanket of debris that, if not ...

The leaves of one large shade tree can be worth as much as $15 in terms of plant food and humus. Pound for pound, the leaves of most trees contain twice as many minerals as manure. For example, the ...