From trick-or-treating to family dinners, the fall has no shortage of traditions up its sleeve. But for many Delawareans, there’s one seasonal custom they don’t look forward to: cleaning up the yard.

Deciding whether to rake leaves depends on your property type and gardening goals. Leaving leaves on the ground provides shelter for insects and recycles nutrients into the soil. Thick layers of wet ...

Fall can be one of the most breathtaking times of the year in New Jersey. In the Garden State we see the colors of nature transition to vibrant reds, oranges and yellows as the days get shorter and ...

Clean leaves early while they’re dry—wet piles get heavy, moldy, and hard to remove. Use tools like rakes, tarps, blowers, or mulchers to move, shred, and repurpose leaves efficiently. Compost or ...

As fall colors continue to peak in Wisconsin, many residents have likely broken out tools to begin cleaning up fallen foliage around their homes. The debate surrounding the best way to clean up leaves ...

It’s officially fall in the northern hemisphere, but depending where you are, it might not look like it. From Maine and Vermont to New York, tourists often flock to the U.S. East Coast to see the ...

A plant's genetics are a primary factor in determining its potential for vibrant fall colors. Weather, specifically cool nights and sunny days, helps produce the red pigments in leaves. Healthy, ...

Spring cleaning — a deep home clean just after winter — has long been a popular tradition. More recently, doing a similar intensive fall cleaning has also become trendy. In many ways, it makes sense: ...

November is quickly approaching, and with it comes a few more spots of orange, red, and even purple foliage for leaf-peepers to look at. While foliage in most of the United States has already reached ...