Leaves are abundant (hello, fall!), free, rich in carbon and quick to break down. Why not add them to your compost pile? Composting leaves is a smart, sustainable way to build healthy soil. Read on to ...

When autumn leaves fall from the trees, welcome them as though you’d found a treasure chest. “There are so many ways to use leaves in the garden,” said Spencer Campbell, Plant Clinic manager at The ...

Fallen leaves often feel like just garden waste, but they can actually be a valuable resource for your outdoor space. Instead of tossing them aside, you can find practical and creative ways to ...

Mulching leaves on your lawn is faster and more efficient and offers more benefits for your yard than raking. It reduces yard waste, time spent raking, and the number of bags you need. Sure, raking is ...

If you have leaves accumulating on your lawn and in the garden, instead of raking them up into piles and putting them in bags to set on the curb, may we suggest composting them. Leaves are full of ...

If you have deciduous trees in your yard, you have a source of free gardening gold—autumn leaves. Rather than clogging landfills with bags of leaves, you can use them to enhance the soil, suppress ...

Leaf-peepers may not appreciate how much time homeowners and gardeners spend dealing with leaves in the fall. Of course, leaves fall in the forest every year with no raking involved. But for your yard ...

Early November marks the time when gardeners grab their rakes and clippers and get to work cleaning up their yards. Have you noticed a shift in the best way to do it? It all started in 1990 when ...

The layer of fallen leaves provides winter shelter and insulation for many creatures, including insects, spiders, toads, ...

Will it be okay if I leave leaves in my garden beds at home? My work schedule is heavy this fall and I need some time to relax on weekends versus spending hours picking up leaves. — Alfredo Alvarez, ...

WASHINGTON — As we get deeper into fall, temperatures aren’t the only things dropping. Leaves, decked in hues of red and gold are making their annual trip to the ground as they fall from trees. “So ...