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 ...

You've taken the time to rake up all the fallen leaves in your backyard; it seems a waste to simply discard them. Instead, ...

Fall foliage is great, until the leaves in your own yard start turning brown and falling, and it's time for a fall clean-up. While the typical process involves raking, blowing, and bagging up your ...

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 ...

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 ...

Yes! Leaf mulch is excellent. So is a fresh layer of bark mulch, if you happen to have wood chips on hand. Shred the mulch layer so it breaks down more easily and doesn’t create a dense, soggy layer.

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 ...

Mulching is a key garden task, but many gardeners miss the mark. Learn what mulch is, how to apply it, and what to avoid.

When the trees start shedding their leaves, it can feel like your yard is buried under a crunchy blanket. Bagging up those leaves might seem like the easiest solution, but there are better ways to use ...