Shredded leaves make good mulch for your garden beds. Serious gardeners may consider renting a shredder, but be sure to use ...

I'm glad to see fewer and fewer homeowners in my neighborhood bagging and discarding leaves; unlike previous years, I know ...

Consider mulching your lawn leaves in place them rather than raking or blowing them. All you need to do is set your mower to ...

Mulching leaves means to cut them into small pieces to reduce their volume and hasten decomposition. Mulched leaves are ...

Autumn leaves are stunning, but they're a pain to clean up once they're scattered across your lawn. Make the chore of ...

Mulch adds protection to the roots of plants from fluctuating temperatures, suppresses weeds, and prevents moisture ...

This must be done often enough that the leaf litter doesn’t become thick. If you have a bag attachment for your mower you can collect the shredded leaves and use them as a layer of mulch in the flower ...

Nov. 2 and some people still have flowers blooming. October only had a couple of days with a hard frost, but last Thursday our luck ran out and rain changed ...

If you’re planning to install a new garden bed next spring, fall is a good time to do the digging to prepare for it.

Chipper shredders are landscaping tools that grind up branches, leaves, and other dry organic debris. Shredding this waste material reduces the volume, making it easier to haul away or ...

Don’t rake the leaves to the curb or haul them to your municipality’s composting center. Instead, handle them with your lawn mower. Shred leaves and leave them on the lawn as you mow this fall.

Just like if you were to leave a big mound of grass clippings on your lawn, thick piles of shredded leaves can also lead to patches of dead grass and increase the risk of fungal diseases ...