That first autumn, I wasted a whole Saturday just raking and cramming leaves into bags. My back hurt, I had blisters, and I'd filled maybe 15 lawn bags. That's when I started researching alternatives.

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.

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

Fall leaves can be a nourishing addition to garden beds or lawns. Mulch, them, compost them or simply let them be.

Last year I got raked up in the great leaf collection controversy and eagerly sprouted my opinion about why requiring residents to bag their leaves was a bad idea. But when I could no longer ignore ...