WINTERTHUR, Del. — I am trying to be smug when I tell the garden honchos at Winterthur, the du Pont estate north of Wilmington, that instead of blowing and bagging leaves, I just pick them up with the ...

WINTERTHUR, Del.-- I am trying to be smug when I tell the garden honchos at Winterthur, the du Pont estate north of Wilmington, Del., that instead of blowing and bagging leaves, I just pick them up ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — That first taste of fall means the beginning of a big run of good-byes: so long to summer vacation, good-bye grilling season and farewell to football-free weekends. But before you ...

If you're not a fan of raking up the leaves on your lawn, there's another option you might consider that's actually healthier ...

A thick blanket of fallen leaves can block sunlight from reaching your lawn, preventing the grass from performing ...

Photo by UGA CAESInstead of raking leaves, University of Georgia Extension recommends mowing them. The lawn mower’s blade will cut the leaves and help turn them into valuable mulch for your lawn. In ...

To every gardener, putting your garden to bed means something a bit different. For me, it means cleaning up all the leaves as they fall, cutting back perennials and removing the annuals. The more I do ...

Many gardeners probably already recycle tree leaves into the lawn by mowing over them. And indeed, recent university studies have confirmed that this is a useful practice. Rather than raking and ...

Q: I just moved into the village and I notice there is curbside leaf pick-up available. Looks like a lot of work, though, to stuff leaves into those paper bags. Any tips to help save my back? - Doug ...

“Do I need to clean up the leaves on my lawn and in my planting beds? My time is limited, and the extra work is daunting.” — Jamie Sanchez, Barrington If you have a lot of trees on your property, you ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." With fall just around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about what you’re going to do with all the ...

In the last couple of weeks, we have really seen the coming of fall, most notably in the falling of leaves. Everyone loves to have good shade trees in their yard, but once summer is over, most people ...