With these clever options, you no longer need to rely on a lawn mower to mulch the fallen leaves in your yard.

It's a double-edged sword, a blessing and a curse. Leaf season is a multi-faceted touchstone for gardeners and homeowners across the region. As a homeowner who lives in Louisville’s Highlands ...

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 ...

Q: I'm planning to use my fallen leaves this fall as mulch around my plants and in my garden beds. How deep should I layer them? A: Excellent idea. Leaves make a superb mulch -- and they're free! On ...

The brilliant fall foliage has made its way to the ground thanks to gravity, wind and rain, and now comes the time when gardeners and homeowners need to determine how they will clean up, dispose of, ...

Gardeners should prepare for winter by cleaning up vegetable gardens to prevent overwintering diseases. Fall is an ideal time to mulch garden beds with leaves, plant bulbs like daffodils and tulips, ...

Q. I'd like to use leaves to mulch my garden. Do I need to shred them first? Are some leaves better than others as mulch? Can I let fallen leaves remain around trees to act as mulch? A. I applaud ...

Can mulching leaves into lawns cause problems? Ted in Glyndon writes: “Does mulching leaves into the lawn in the fall hurt the grass or help it? I worry that it might be bad for three reasons: adding ...

In all its variations, mulch is a garden's and gardener's best friend. You can shred all of those autumn leaves or use another type of mulch to feed your lawn, enrich the soil in the vegetable garden, ...

While you're cozying up during winter, your garden is working, growing cold-hardy plants and prepping for spring. The mulch ...

Leo Teague, 2, rakes leaves at Henry Desmare Playground at 3400 Esplanade Ave. on Saturday, May 26, 2012, as part of the Faubourg St. John Neighborhood Association's efforts to clean an area park ...