Then there are others who sit back allowing all the leaves to fall and clean them all up at once at the end of the season. Like many tasks in the yard, there are no rules. Your yard, your rules.

As the crisp fall air settles in and the leaves change, it's the perfect time to prepare your lawn for the colder months ahead. Fall is a crucial season for lawn care, setting the foundation for a ...

For many, cleaning up the fall foliage is a big task. "Pine needles, pine cones, acorns, oak leaves, maple leaves. .... If you leave them on your lawn, it makes a mess," said Zanchi. Most leaves ...

What does extreme drought do to fall colors? Stresses trees – With extra stress placed on the trees, leaves are falling prematurely, before reaching peak color. Delays color – severe drought ...

As daylight wanes and the hours under the stars stretch longer, Mother Nature colors the landscape with an unbe-leaf-able autumn palette. Those jewel-toned pigments of rubies and purples ...

"We do have some data that suggests a later leaf fall every year," he said. He's been studying different species of trees and leaf patterns in Nova Scotia and recording the whole process ...

The process shows up as the spectacle of fall foliage. During the summer, leaves appear green because the predominant pigment of photosynthesis, called chlorophyll, reflects green light.

Fall got you thinking about raking up those leaves that have fallen all over your yard? Some experts have recommended for years now that we leave the leaves where they land and a new survey shows ...

Trees put out leaves in spring. Leaves make sugars and oxygen. Leaves fall to the forest floor in the autumn. Insects and their brethren use that leaf litter as cover and habitat to help them ...

We're officially in autumn, and one thing lots of people associate this season with is the changing colours of the leaves. But the National Trust, which works to protect the natural environment ...

Thankfully, 82 percent of people are open to leaving leaves to benefit wildlife in the future. Among four reasons to rethink yard work this fall is that leaves provide habitat for many wildlife ...