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.

During the fall, leaves accumulate on lawns. Instead of raking them this year, here's how they can be used to improve yards ...

Many years ago early in my agriculture/gardening career, I discovered a book written by a woman who developed a novel way of gardening. Ruth Stout’s gardening technique involved applying layers of ...

With daylight hours dwindling, we are reminded of this quote from Nathaniel Hawthorne: “I cannot endure to waste anything so ...

I have a lot of sidewalk foot traffic and last fall I let folks crush the fallen leaves. Then I blew the leaf bits onto the lawn as mulch. The leaves are from the old trees in the residential downtown ...

I'm glad to see fewer and fewer homeowners in my neighborhood bagging and discarding leaves; unlike previous years, I know they're focused on sustainable alternatives. Whether their efforts are guided ...

As you're prepping your garden for its winter slumber (or even introducing new plants for a winter vegetable garden), you ...

Knowing when to add a second layer of mulch can insulate your plants, protect soil from extreme temperatures, and ensure ...

To mulch, or not to mulch — that seems to be the question. You will find advocates on both sides of the debate. Gardening is not an exact science, and you can find theories to support various ...

It’s fall and the trees are putting a winter blanket over their roots. In the forest the soil is covered with leaves and other decaying organic matter. This organic mulch slowly decomposes improving ...