Leaves are abundant (hello, fall!), free, rich in carbon and quick to break down. Why not add them to your compost pile? Composting leaves is a smart, sustainable way to build healthy soil. Read on to ...

Are you surrounded by a yard full of leaves every fall? Whether they are yours or the ones that your neighbor’s tree has graciously donated to you, recycling leaves at home can be to your advantage.

Gardeners are encouraged to compost leaves this fall to improve soil health. With plenty of leaves, grass clippings and garden debris available, residents can create compost piles that benefit the ...

Think twice before bagging up your leaves. Every fall, as vibrant leaves blanket the ground, homeowners start their annual raking routine. This year, instead of throwing your leaves away, consider ...

Using a compost starter can speed up the process.

Fall is a perfect time to consider composting. As our days get cooler and shorter, deciduous trees like oaks, maples, and sweetgums will begin to shed their leaves. The swamp chestnut oak in my front ...

Leaves are beginning to fall from deciduous trees, and this will increase over the next few weeks. The question is, “What do we do with all of those leaves?” I’ve been seeing information online ...

Composting is an excellent way to eliminate spent leaves and help the environment. Composting also conserves moisture and improves the physical properties of the soil. Composting is the decomposition ...

Clean leaves early while they’re dry—wet piles get heavy, moldy, and hard to remove. Use tools like rakes, tarps, blowers, or mulchers to move, shred, and repurpose leaves efficiently. Compost or ...

You remember that electric little thrill you get when you stumble onto a gardening secret so simple, so clever, so ridiculously effective that you wonder why it isn’t printed on seed packets in bold ...