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 ...

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 ...

It's the season of falling leaves, and you might be tempted to use your pile as mulch for your garden and around the yard. However, there are a few downsides.

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 ...

Autumn brings cold weather, fallen leaves, and yard work. While raking up leaves consider using them for next year’s vegetables. Is leaf compost good for vegetable gardens? It’s some of the most ...

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.

close-up of gloved hands scooping mulch up from the ground - Larisa Stefanuyk/Getty Images As fall approaches, you may feel like it's time to hang up the gardening hat and take a break until spring ...

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 ...

I have written before about how I make leaf mold in my garden. But today, I thought it would be useful to share how I use the leaf mold that I make since I have been asked about this a few times ...

Leaves on a winter lawn are neutral until they form a mat. Shredded leaf fragments that fall into the grass canopy can feed the soil and vanish over time. Whole leaves that stick together form a wet ...