"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Don't wake up this fall with a yard covered in leaves and the wrong equipment to deal with them in your ...

Deciding whether to rake leaves depends on your property type and gardening goals. Leaving leaves on the ground provides shelter for insects and recycles nutrients into the soil. Thick layers of wet ...

The calendar has flipped from August to September, meaning fall is almost here and the leaves on your trees will soon begin to, well, fall. Experts for years have recommended that we leave the leaves ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pile up leaves to provide cosy hideouts for wildlife and tasty foraging spots for birds - lucentius/iStockphoto As the leaves fall ...

Sure, good fences make good neighbors. But with fall comes proof that nature doesn't care about property lines, as wind often carries leaves from one home's trees all over the neighborhood. So what is ...

Autumn yard of a private house in Canada covered with yellow leaves. Homeowners generally assume that raking the leaves off their lawn is a necessary fall maintenance task — but is that actually true?

Autumn brings those gorgeous colors that make the season so beautiful. But it also adds a chore for many of us. Every year, thousands end up at the doctor with injuries from raking leaves, with back ...

As autumn leaves blanket lawns across the state, you might have already started your fall cleanup. However, experts with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources say skipping the chore can ...

The annual fall colors show has begun. While it may look like fall with foliage transitioning, and even near peak colors in portions of the Adirondacks, it certainly won’t feel like fall this weekend.

Some leaves in Point State Park get blown into woodland beds, providing nutrient-rich soil and habitat for insects. Environmental education specialist at Point State Park Jack Lachendro knows leaves ...

Don't wake up this fall with a yard covered in leaves and the wrong equipment to deal with them in your shed. As simple as raking your yard might seem, anyone in a high foliage area or with a large ...