One of the main drivers in leaves beginning the process of changing color has to do with the shorter days and longer nights. As the seasons start to change, and nights grow longer, leaves begin the ...

Fall is my favorite time of year, with its crisp air and beautiful leaf colors. It’s a wonderful time to take a walk through the woods, until you come home and discover all the leaves have followed ...

Allowing leaves to decompose rather than raking them up, replenishes the soil and provides a “comforting blanket” that offers habitat for critters and keeps the ecosystem in balance. There’s one ...

Fallen leaves often feel like just garden waste, but they can actually be a valuable resource for your outdoor space. Instead of tossing them aside, you can find practical and creative ways to ...

Leaves have been browning and falling prematurely for weeks now due to late summer’s dry weather, but the real fall leaf drop will take hold in a few more weeks. Is the resulting blanketing of the ...

Here comes the free mulch! And compost, and fertilizer, and insulation — all swirling down from the trees in the form of colorful leaves. “The leaves that fall in autumn are a gift,” said Spencer ...

It's that time of the year again. The air has already started to turn crisp, and before we know it those brightly colored leaves will begin to fall and blanket yards across North Jersey. And while ...

MILAN, Ill. — Step outside this time of year and you'll probably step on the thousands of falling leaves. The natural process of trees shedding their leaves in the fall is one Midwesterners can look ...

Keeping leaves out of landfills helps reduce methane emissions, lowers pollution from gas-powered yard tools, and combats climate change. Leaf litter acts as a natural fertilizer and mulch, improving ...

As autumn comes around, and leaves begin to fall, many people will begin making leaf piles to clear out their yards. While many may prefer the look of a lawn with no leaf litter, those who refrain ...

The fall leaves collected in Reading will find a new use. “The season has arrived when nature changes its wardrobe and brings us a wind that blows away the leaves that once covered us with shade,” ...