Leaves are a gardener's best friend. Consider their landscape value; leaves from one large tree can be worth as much as $50 worth of fertilizer. Leaves have twice as many minerals as manure. When they ...

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 ...

Beautiful as they are, colorful autumn leaves can be a real clean up process. Instead of bagging them up or letting them blow away, you can turn them into a valuable resource for your garden. Leaf ...

Just in time for peak leaf-raking season, the National Wildlife Federation is out with a new survey showing that although nearly three-quarters of people know that fallen leaves are beneficial to ...

Becca Lewis is home maintenance writer who aims to foster confidence in and inspire DIY enthusiasts at all skill levels. Becca attended Southern Connecticut State University, where she studied ...

Some gardeners take a hands-off approach to leaves in the fall. But leaves allowed to remain on lawns can pack down to form a tight mat that prevents sunlight from reaching the grass, said University ...

Fall is a perfect time to consider composting. As our days get cooler and shorter, deciduous trees like oaks, maples, and sweetgums will begin to shed their leaves. The swamp chestnut oak in my front ...

Q. I have been cleaning up all the leaves in my yard and I'm wondering how I can use them without creating a fire hazard near my home. I'd rather not burn them. I don't have green waste pick up. A: I ...

Even if you raked your leaves in October, you probably have some more to clean up now. I do. Of course I was off gallivanting for much of October and hadn't done any raking until recently. Still, ...