For those of you who aren’t aware that live oak trees drop their leaves every year despite the fact that we describe them as evergreen, look at the ground now. If you have live oak trees, they have ...

Is using leaves from your yard as mulch dangerous to your plants? After all, leaf mulch can enrich your soil, help retain moisture, impede unwanted weed growth, and keep bags of leaves out of ...

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 ...

- Garden gloves: When it's time to pick up your leaves a decent pair of gardening gloves like these Pine Tree Tools Bamboo Garden Gloves for $11.99 on Amazon are ideal for protecting your hands and ...

Like a gardener chasing down takers for club-sized zucchini, I search out garden beds that could do with a bit of free mulch. I sweep the oak leaves and pine needles under the rhododendrons, at the ...

To mulch, or not to mulch — that seems to be the question. You will find advocates on both sides of the debate. Gardening is not an exact science, and you can find theories to support various ...