As autumn leaves continue to fall, the yearly debate arrives - is it best to "leave the leaves?" For many Americans, raking leaves in the fall to be burned or bagged and collected is a fact of life, ...

Fall foliage is great, until the leaves in your own yard start turning brown and falling, and it's time for a fall clean-up. While the typical process involves raking, blowing, and bagging up your ...

With fall just around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about what you’re going to do with all the autumn leaves your trees are about to dump on your lawn. You can rake them into a pile at the ...

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 ...

Several common fall lawn tasks can hurt your lawn instead of helping it. These tasks weaken roots, smother grass, and encourage mold and pests. Instead, focus on aeration, dethatching, overseeding, ...

When leaves pile up and stay wet on your lawn, they can do more harm than you might think. Trapped moisture, smothered grass, and mold growth can quickly turn a healthy yard into a patchy mess. Here’s ...