There's something distinctly different about the way that life smells when autumn arrives. The air smells sharper, the trees look like they're on fire (in a good way), and for a moment, everything ...

As temperatures drop and leaves begin to fall, many of us reach for rakes to tidy up our yards. But what if, instead of raking, bagging, and tossing those leaves, you let them stay? There’s a growing ...

The glorious show of autumn color is transitioning to the familiar browns and barren trees that will continue through winter. Two Purdue experts recently offered advice on what to do with fallen ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The annual ritual of trees shedding leaves has been underway for several weeks. The changing colors and dropping leaves are signs ...

Autumn doesn’t politely tap you on the shoulder — it cannonballs into your yard. One windy afternoon and suddenly your lawn looks like it hosted a confetti parade thrown by trees with attitude. Fallen ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's that time of the year again. The air has already started to turn crisp, and before we know it those brightly colored leaves ...

Leaves have been browning and falling prematurely for weeks now due to late summer’s dry weather, but the real fall leaf drop will take hold in a few more weeks. Is the resulting blanketing of the ...

Is it OK to just mow leaves on the lawn throughout the fall season? I am trying to save some time this fall. — Janel Fitzpatrick, Buffalo Grove Leaves have begun falling and will quickly increase in ...

Here comes the free mulch! And compost, and fertilizer, and insulation — all swirling down from the trees in the form of colorful leaves. “The leaves that fall in autumn are a gift,” said Spencer ...

Raking leaves is a quintessential fall activity, but some experts advise leaving the leaves instead. Leaving the leaves can help your lawn and reduce greenhouse gasses, according to the United States ...