Early fall is the perfect time to reseed your lawn. Cooler temps and moist soil give new grass an ideal start before winter ...

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 ...

Lawn care is important for any homeowner. And most people don’t realize that it’s beneficial to thatch their lawn to keep their grass fresh. However, a thatching rake is different from other types of ...

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

Dethatching is an essential part of lawn maintenance. About half an inch of thatch is good for the grass because it can stabilize the soil temperature and prevent it from drying out too quickly. But ...

Do you need to rake your leaves this fall? That all depends on what type of property on which you live. Here are four ...

Every autumn, the same debate rustles across suburbia: rake it all, or leave some? We’ve all had that moment when the garden ...

I always appreciate feedback to my articles. Recently, I replied to an older gentleman about using a leaf blower instead of the labor-intensive rake that he had been using. Several people thought I ...

Autumn is upon us, and for many regions around the country, that means the leaves are changing color and falling off the trees and into the yard. But this fall, think twice before you spend a Saturday ...

I have a struggling St. Augustine lawn under several large oak trees. Should I allow the oak leaves to remain on the lawn and chop them up with the mower, or remove them to make compost? Oak leaves ...

I have noticed that there are two different approaches people take when it comes to cleaning up the leaves in the yard. There are some people who clean up the leaves on a schedule every week. Then ...

First, the most obvious reason: Raking leaves into plastic garbage bags and sending them to a landfill creates huge amounts of unnecessary waste. It also contributes to releasing greenhouse gases that ...