Every fall season, nature lovers look forward to scenic fall foliage. But do we know the science behind why leaves do this once the temperatures start dropping? Here's how nature creates art during ...

I have said it before and I will say it again: Leaving leaves on your lawn all winter will not smother and kill it. In fact, I can’t remember anyone ever reporting a dead lawn after a winter, even ...

Leaves have been browning and falling prematurely for weeks now due to late summer’s dry weather, but the real fall leaf drop will take hold in a few more weeks. Is the resulting blanketing of the ...

Here comes the free mulch! And compost, and fertilizer, and insulation — all swirling down from the trees in the form of colorful leaves. “The leaves that fall in autumn are a gift,” said Spencer ...

“The problem with roses is that most of them have thorns.” “Too much of a good thing, yadda, yadda, yadda...” Pick your favorite idiom and I’ll show you a garden reference. How about, “The problem ...

A campaign by the National Wildlife Federation and the Xerces Society, asserts that leaves are not trash, debris, or yard waste. Autumn in New England is a cherished time marked by well-honored ...

Cool, crisp weather can trigger the urge to get out and go leaf peeping and this year could be a particularly good year to hit the road and admire New England's spectacular foliage season. According ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — The fall season is quickly wrapping up and, as the winter chill inches closer, the life cycle of fall colors will end, leaving trees with only their branches left to stand. Throughout ...

It can be quite difficult to write about any kind of ecosystem because ecosystems are complex, and the more we study them, the more complexities are unearthed. So, what I like to do is focus on just ...

MILAN, Ill. — Step outside this time of year and you'll probably step on the thousands of falling leaves. The natural process of trees shedding their leaves in the fall is one Midwesterners can look ...

We’re a month into fall, and while most of the United States has already reached peak fall foliage and is nearly past peak, Delaware’s display is just getting started. A fall foliage map from travel ...