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 ...

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 ...

Learn how to make compost and keep composting in winter, how often to turn compost, and get the ratio for green and brown ...

Composting is an excellent way to eliminate spent leaves and help the environment. Composting also conserves moisture and ...

Adding organic matter to our garden soils is usually at the top of the list for a greater garden. Putting leaves in paper ...

Leaves are a gardener's best friend. Consider their landscape value; leaves from one large tree can be worth as much as $50 worth of fertilizer. Leaves have twice as many minerals as manure. When they ...

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 ...

Nancy Martin writes: I've got some beautiful, healthy rhubarb plants growing alongside various other perennials in a raised bed in my garden. My question is this: I know that the leaves are toxic and ...

My gardening friend encouraged me to compost my leaves to improve my garden soil. She not only saves her own leaves but collects the leaves from neighbors. Are leaves really as valuable as she says ...

How to turn autumn leaves into a nutrient-rich mould for your garden - Dead leaves can be an important component for gardens rather than an inconvenience ...

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MISSOULA, Mont. — It is autumn in Montana and leaves are starting to fall, crowding driveways, sidewalks and roads. The Missoula city leaf cleanup day is not until Nov. 2, which means leaves could ...