Rather than sending the fall foliage away in the green bin, store those old leaves over the winter in a plastic bag so they ...

Turn fallen leaves into garden gold. Leaf mold, often called "garden gold," is an excellent and cost-effective soil amendment that can significantly enhance your garden beds. Not only is it simple to ...

In many regions, fall leaves add a lovely flare of color to the season but are also an annoyance as they accrue on the ground. Most people simply rake them up and throw them out, but you can actually ...

Leaf mould is the perfect way to use up dead autumn leaves that are making a mess in the garden. Leaf mould can be used as mulch, soil conditioner and potting mix. It can take a while to make good ...

Most leaves can be turned into leaf mould, but some take longer to compost than others. Oak, alder and hornbeam will soon rot down, while sycamore, beech, horse chestnut and sweet chestnut take a ...

WITH the dry summer the UK has had, some trees are already shedding their leaves. To me, that means one thing: leaf mould. This unappealingly named substance, made by collecting autumn leaves and ...

Stir the dry leaves into the rest of the half-made leaf mould in your old cage and try to find a place in your garden for a second cage for this year’s leaves. If you have space to tuck it away ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. People have lots of different ideas about autumn leaves but come this time of year, come what may, they are piling up all over. They ...