Leaves are abundant (hello, fall!), free, rich in carbon and quick to break down. Why not add them to your compost pile? Composting leaves is a smart, sustainable way to build healthy soil. Read on to ...

Fall is here in Wisconsin, and the leaves are changing colors. Eventually those leaves will be falling to the ground. So while it's time to bust out those rakes, do you know what to do with all the ...

Leaves and needles that fall from shrubs and trees are nature’s materials to retain soil fertility, conserve moisture, stabilize the soil temperature and reduce weeds. If you have shrubs, trees or ...

There are many benefits to composting leaves. One, you will help reduce the amount of yard waste that ends up in landfills(reuse and repurpose the dry leaves). Two ...

Beautiful as they are, colorful autumn leaves can be a real clean up process. Instead of bagging them up or letting them blow away, you can turn them into a valuable resource for your garden. Leaf ...

Once all those pretty autumn leaves fall to your yard, they are often treated as a waste product—but these leaves are the beginning of nutrient-rich garden soil, and they make an excellent habitat for ...

As the fall season progresses, many folks obtain large amounts of leaves and other yard wastes that need to be removed from their property. Composting is a practice that is beneficial to the ...

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The leaves are really falling now. I dread getting out there and bagging them all. I failed to save grass clippings for composting, as you suggested Sept. 3. Is it possible to compost just plain ...

Each fall, millions of Americans spend their weekends raking leaves into neat piles, stuffing them into plastic bags, and hauling them to the curb for disposal. It feels productive, responsible, and ...

AMSTERDAM — Leaves will be collected from homes across Amsterdam again this year, but residents wanting the organic materials composted will need to deliver their raked leaves to the city quarry. The ...

With spring round the corner, thousands of trees across the city are already shedding leaves, littering roads and private/public spaces. BBMP is planning to set up 200 more leaf-composting units to ...