Fall is a natural time to layer up, with clothing, comfort food and compost. As you gather up the grass clippings and fall leaves, consider that they don’t always have to be tossed into a special bin, ...

The air is crisp, the leaves are turning fiery shades of red and gold, and suddenly, your yard looks like it’s been buried under a crunchy blanket of autumn glory. It’s the perfect season for bonfires ...

Remove any plastic tape, labels and staples from the cardboard before using it in your garden.

Composting doesn't stop when temperatures drop. While many gardeners cover their piles in fall and forget about them until spring, winter composting actively breaks down organic matter and produces ...

Unsplash Every gardener eventually faces the same problem: a patch of ground thick with weeds, grass, or both, and no desire ...

Fall is filled with preparing gardens for the following season, raking leaves, and harvesting. Use plant trimmings and fall leaves to create raised beds and a quality planting mix without disturbing ...

In the wild areas on our planet, trees, bushes and grasses grow on ground that has continual additions of new layers of dead and dying plant matter. Leaves fall from trees and shrubs, grasses dry in ...