The trees have begun their annual ritual of showering us with leaves of orange, yellow, crimson and brown. For many, this means hours raking and bagging leaves to be carted off or burned in ...

Leaves are an amazing free resource; they make a fabulous natural mulch and fertilizer. This bounty drops from the tree every fall to cover lawns, decks, driveways, and borders to the joy of gardeners ...

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 ...

Fallen leaves make a fine mulch for garden beds and trees and shrubs, but they aren’t the only possibility. “Any kind of organic matter can make a good mulch,” said Sharon Yiesla, plant knowledge ...

Leaf mulch offers the same benefits as other mulches, like regulating soil temperatures and retaining moisture. Once you've gathered the fallen leaves, place them in your garden beds, around trees or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As autumn leaves continue to fall, the yearly debate arrives - is it best to "leave the leaves?" For many Americans, raking leaves ...

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, ...

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Question: When I raked the leaves off my lawn, I noticed yellow areas. Is that caused by the leaves? Should I save my leaves? Answer: Anything that shades the lawn from the sun can cause yellowing.

I love kicking my feet around in fallen leaves. Love it. I think the colors and the crunch lying around on the ground is what fall is supposed to look and sound like. It’s natural. The leaves always ...