Stop straining over heavy piles of autumn leaves. Experts share their favorite tips on how to make raking leaves easier.

Leaving fallen leaves in your yard supports healthy soil and acts as free mulch. Raking and removing leaves can disrupt natural nutrient cycles and increase the need for fertilizers. Unless leaves are ...

As the weather gets colder, it's important to remove leaves from the garden. An expert has explained why you don't want them ...

A dispute over whose responsibility it is to clear drainage gullies has been branded as ‘unacceptable.’ The stand-off is ...

Autumn leaves covering the yard can be a sore sight for those tasked with raking fallen leaves, but this nifty tool can ...

The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center announced today a campaign to inspire homeowners and landowners to put down the rake and leaves some leaves on the ground this fall to improve soil, support ...

Fall foliage draws leaf peepers outdoors to glimpse the colors, and enthusiastic yard-tenders into the garden shed to reach for their rakes. Or worse, for their leaf blowers. Yes, they’re noisy, but ...

Coming soon to a backyard near you: leaf drop. What’s your aftercare plan? This fall, gardeners can turn to new research to inform their decisions on how to manage the cleanup — whether or not to ...

When you rake leaves and throw them away in the autumn, you are destroying local wildlife that use those leaves for shelter ...

New research shared at a Yakima Master Gardeners symposium shows that removing leaves harms insects and soil health. Experts urge gardeners to “leave the leaves” to support wildlife and healthier ...