Tag: fall leaves
This Fall, Turn Over a New Leaf
September 19, 2025The leaves are changing color, and some are already falling. But this year, instead of weekends spent raking, bagging, and sometimes, burning those leaves, take a different approach … and leave them on the lawn. Leaf cleanup is an old ritual—homeowners have been obsessing over perfectly manicured lawns for more than a century, and every…
This Fall, Go Easy on the Lawn and Garden Cleanup
September 19, 2023Are you getting ready to tuck your garden beds away for the fall? This year, try taking a more light-handed approach to “garden sanitation”—your back will get a break, and so will Mother Nature. The long-accepted approach to fall lawn and garden care has been to rake every leaf and prune, chop or pull just…