I've long used this method myself - both for fall leaves and for the large seed pods the sweetgum tree in my yard drops.

Pine needles can become fuel for a smoker or fire pit, effective mulching, ground cover for muddy spots, or pleasant ...

By feeding a “squatted” truck into a forestry mulcher, WhistlinDiesel didn’t just make a viral video—he made a point. The unconventional demolition highlighted engineering flaws and safety risks in ...

As the fall air gets crisp and temperatures lower, people often have a great urge to gather outside around a fire. However, the Alabama Forestry Commission recently issued a Statewide Fire Danger ...

Don’t let leaves sit on your lawn all winter—mulch them instead. Shredded leaves feed the soil and protect grass as they break down. Use a mulching or regular mower, clearing leaves before they pile ...

A New Orleans family discovered a 1,900-year-old marble tablet with Latin inscriptions while cleaning their backyard. The tablet, belonging to Roman sailor Sextus Congenius Verus, had been missing ...

Police say they believe a mountain lion swiped a Scottish terrier from a fenced-in Erie backyard late last week. Shortly after midnight Friday, a small dog was taken from a backyard near the Erie Air ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. In the small Dhaka apartment of Syed Abdullah Muhammad Taher, the smiling face of Xi Jinping beams out from the ...

This resident was swayed from installing an unsafe mulch in their children's playground. A Minnesota homeowner couldn't decide which mulch to use for their backyard playset, and they asked locals in r ...

A homeowner's well-intentioned landscaping project turned into an online lesson after they posted a photo of their backyard trees with a thick pile of mulch pushed up against the base of one of the ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - SLED is investigating a house fire in Colleton County on Saturday afternoon that has left three hospitalized. The house has been confirmed to be owned by Circuit Court Judge ...