Start with dry leaves — it makes the whole process much easier. Look for maple, oak, and beech leaves, as they make excellent ...

Plant care changes when the ground freezes. Here's how to adapt your gardening. Winter is a great time to check some garden ...

Shredded leaves make good mulch for your garden beds. Serious gardeners may consider renting a shredder, but be sure to use ...

I'm glad to see fewer and fewer homeowners in my neighborhood bagging and discarding leaves; unlike previous years, I know ...

They need to stick around. A good strategy is to just mow the leaves on your lawn with a mulching lawn mower. Believe it or not, this will only add a couple of additional mowings for the year, and for ...

Applying too late leaves plants vulnerable to freezing ... protect the roots and prevent winter heaving from frozen ground. Use a lightweight mulch like straw or shredded leaves so new spring ...

Leaf mulch and grass clippings are nutritional organic materials that can be recycled to benefit your plants, combat soil erosion, correct clay soil or adjust the pH caused by pine needles.

"I just blow off what I can off our driveway, and then I give a mild rake to the leaves on the lawn, and the rest go to mulch," said Hawkinson. It's an effective, albeit repetitive, cleanup process.

Many homeowners focus on mulching leaves. This involves chopping them up and spreading them over the lawn or garden, where they'll be more apt to decompose. While mulching offers obvious ...