There are plenty of signs that fall has arrived — cooler temperatures, shorter days, and pumpkin spice lattes on every coffee shop menu, to name just a few. But for homeowners, the leaves falling from ...

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 ...

As autumn leaves continue to fall, the yearly debate arrives - is it best to "leave the leaves?" For many Americans, raking leaves in the fall to be burned or bagged and collected is a fact of life, ...

Homeowners generally assume that raking the leaves off their lawn is a necessary fall maintenance task — but is that actually true? Well … it depends. Raking leaves does offer a number of advantages, ...

OK, for various reasons I don’t need to list here, I am not going to move any leaves on our property save the ones that are on our driveway. This means where they drop, they drop. There will be no ...

When autumn arrives and leaves start to fall on lawns and walkways, the traditional method of raking can seem daunting. Thankfully, there are alternative techniques that not only simplify leaf removal ...

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 ...

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 ...

“The problem with roses is that most of them have thorns.” “Too much of a good thing, yadda, yadda, yadda...” Pick your favorite idiom and I’ll show you a garden reference. How about, “The problem ...