It's the season of falling leaves, and you might be tempted to use your pile as mulch for your garden and around the yard. However, there are a few downsides.

QUESTION: In previous columns you’ve mentioned that you use tree leaves for mulch. Do you shred them first, or do you just leave them whole? Wouldn’t leaving them whole allow them to blow around, ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota is in the thick of fall and the leaf piles are growing. Busy outside his home for the second day in a row, Mark Hawkinson at least has a plan for all the leaves that keep ...

The brilliant fall foliage has made its way to the ground thanks to gravity, wind and rain, and now comes the time when gardeners and homeowners need to determine how they will clean up, dispose of, ...

The glorious show of autumn color is transitioning to the familiar browns and barren trees that will continue through winter. Two Purdue experts recently offered advice on what to do with fallen ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at gnogardening@agcenter.lsu.edu. I have a redbud tree that I planted last spring. Hurricane Ida blew all ...