At summer's end, many homeowners assume that their gardening work is done until next spring. However, if you want healthy soil and a yard full of thriving plants once the weather warms up again, there ...

There are plenty of signs that fall has arrived — cooler temperatures, shorter days, and pumpkin spice lattes on every coffee shop menu, to name just a few. But for homeowners, the leaves falling from ...

The leaves are starting to fall here in New England and that perennial urge to bust out the rake and leaf blower is nagging at me. But for the first time in, well, forever, I will resist that urge.

As autumn comes around, and leaves begin to fall, many people will begin making leaf piles to clear out their yards. While many may prefer the look of a lawn with no leaf litter, those who refrain ...

Suzanne DeJohn, garden editor at kidsgardening.org, shares her best fall lawn care advice To rake or not to rake — that is an essential question for homeowners when it comes to fall lawn care.

Raking leaves is a quintessential fall activity, but some experts advise leaving the leaves instead. Leaving the leaves can help your lawn and reduce greenhouse gasses, according to the United States ...

“I would like my lawn to look better this year. Should I start the growing season off by both power raking and core aerating?” I recommend using core aeration as an annual practice for lawns instead ...

RJ Mackenzie is a freelance science writer with a neuroscience degree. View full profile RJ Mackenzie is a freelance science writer with a neuroscience degree. As the nights get longer and the leaves ...

A scarifier and a thatch rake look like rivals on the shop shelf, but they do different jobs, and buying the wrong one for your lawn either wastes money or tears the turf to shreds. The short version: ...