In the fall, the leaves which formed that exquisite canopy that provided welcomed shade throughout the summer months begin to drop. Eventually, your yard accumulates a blanket of debris that, if not ...

I'm glad to see fewer and fewer homeowners in my neighborhood bagging and discarding leaves; unlike previous years, I know they're focused on sustainable alternatives. Whether their efforts are guided ...

If you have a yard full of fallen leaves every autumn, you’re not alone. Instead of bagging them up for trash day, you can put those leaves to work in your garden. Fallen leaves are more than just a ...

In these days with social media, many unnecessary controversies are created. As an example, I saw a post about raking leaves. The controversy was somewhat Shakespearian: To rake or not to rake? People ...

If you want to make your life a lot easier this spring and summer, buy a spare blade for your walk mower. Here's why. Broadly speaking, blades are designed to bag, discharge or mulch. No single blade ...

Everyone loves the brilliant fall colors ... until that beautiful canopy of leaves rains down on your yard. But what if you could retire the leaf rake hanging in your garage, or at least greatly ...

Unlike standard mower blades, mulching blades are designed to push grass clippings into the bagger with more airflow. Many mulching blades also have teeth that slice through grass clumps, dispersing ...

Last year at this time, remember how concerned we were that deciduous trees were simply not letting go of their leaves? Normally, in response to autumn’s shorter and colder days, plant hormones send ...

It's fall and that means leaves are littering lawns around the country. Time to take out the rake and bag up them up, right? Wrong. Environmental experts say raking leaves and removing them from your ...