Try to turn your leaf pile every few weeks during the fall and winter. This little effort makes your leaf mulch ready sooner.

Converting fallen autumn leaves from trash into treasure gets easier every year, as manufacturers refine their leaf-shredding machines to match the needs of homeowners. Although monster-size machines ...

Editor's Note — April 22, 2025: We've updated this article after checking that our recommendations are available and remain ...

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 ...

Leo Teague, 2, rakes leaves at Henry Desmare Playground at 3400 Esplanade Ave. on Saturday, May 26, 2012, as part of the Faubourg St. John Neighborhood Association's efforts to clean an area park ...