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 ...

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 manager at The ...

When autumn leaves fall from the trees, welcome them as though you’d found a treasure chest. “There are so many ways to use leaves in the garden,” said Spencer Campbell, Plant Clinic manager at The ...

The fastest way to get rid of lots of autumn leaves is to throw them in your compost pile. Leaves serve as a carbon source in composting, so they’ll need to be blended with plenty of green or nitrogen ...

Some scientists say it can be better for the environment to leave fallen leaves on the ground. Scientists say leaving autumn leaves on the ground can add important nutrients to the soil and create ...

If you have a yard full of fallen leaves every autumn, you’re not alone. Instead of bagging them up for trash day, you can put those leaves to work in your garden. Fallen leaves are more than just a ...

Early November marks the time when gardeners grab their rakes and clippers and get to work cleaning up their yards. Have you noticed a shift in the best way to do it? It all started in 1990 when ...

“I hope I can be the autumn leaf who looked at the sky and lived. And when it was time to leave, gracefully it knew that life was a gift.” — Dodinsky, "The Garden of Thoughts" As I began to ponder ...

Summer air fades and is replaced with the nip of autumn wind. Golden light bounces from the yellow and orange leaves which sway in the breeze. One by one each leaf loses grip and gently swirls to the ...

For me, from an artistic standpoint, there’s a sort of magic to autumn. It’s not just the brilliant colors that paint the landscape. It’s those days when there are as many leaves on the ground as ...