"Mowing it is better. Mulches up the leaves and that makes fertilizer for your lawn," one commenter wrote. That practice can ...

You don’t need more feeders to support backyard birds. From planting choices to lazier routines, these simple ideas provide ...

If you're lacking material for your compost pile, peruse your pantry before making your breakfast in the morning. You may ...

Usually, you don't want to find mold in your yard or garden. But with leaf mold, the term is a great thing. You can easily ...

Autumn’s leaf showers are well under way and many suburbanites are blowing, raking, bagging, vacuuming, cursing and sending the leaves away. Bulging bags of leaves and piles awaiting vacuuming line ...

You may be familiar with the concept of using fallen leaves to give garden soil an extra boost, but you may not know that you can DIY a bin for fallen leaves that allows them to transform into the ...

It's that time of the year again. The air has already started to turn crisp, and before we know it those brightly colored leaves will begin to fall and blanket yards across North Jersey. And while ...

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 ...

For many Americans, autumn is the best time of year. Pumpkin patches, football, and trick-or-treating top the list in October, and cooler weather makes it easier to spend time outside playing sports ...

A giant leaf pile is almost as iconic as a front-porch pumpkin when fall rolls around. But while a gourd can sit pretty all season long, leaves are best managed over time. “A little weekly effort is ...

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