P laying in a pile of red, yellow, orange and brown autumn leaves is undoubtedly one of the most fun things anyone can do this time of year. Crunching over them, sweeping them into giant mounts ...

You should have a ratio of much more carbon than nitrogen in your compost pile, and it should be mixed well. Carbon comes from dry leaves and wood chips, nitrogen from herbaceous and leafy ...

October is treasure time when golden leaves pile up like doubloons in a pirate’s chest. “Autumn leaves are valuable for your garden and your plants,” said Spencer Campbell, Plant Clinic ...

However, leaving the leaves to lay where they fall in the autumn isn't the most effective way of maximizing their benefit, as sometimes they can pile up in areas where they may effectively smother ...

When autumn leaves fall from the trees ... They also break down faster on the lawn or in a compost pile. To shred leaves, pile them on the lawn and run your lawn mower over them a couple of ...

The autumn air is turning crisp and cooler temperatures ... Woodnutt said she has seen dogs impaled by sharp objects after jumping into leaf piles. If a large, sharp stick goes through a dog's ...

The leaves you rake into a neat pile on your street are turned into rich compost. We got a behind the scenes look at how Milwaukee composts those leaves collected from city streets each autumn.