A lawn mower with side discharge mowing down long grass - Hanna Taniukevich/Shutterstock It's important that you're using the right mower for your grass, and picking ...

Don’t run for the rake when you see piles of fallen leaves. Run for the lawnmower. The goal of mulch mowing is to decrease work and the number of bagged leaves sent to our landfills. Johnson County ...

WINTERTHUR, Del. - I am trying to be smug when I tell the garden honchos at Winterthur, the du Pont estate north of Wilmington, Del., that instead of blowing and bagging leaves, I just pick them up ...

Mowing leaves is an efficient way to save time and effort. It’s also great for your lawn. Johnson County Extension Raking leaves in the fall brings back childhood memories of forming piles of leaves ...

I have an area that is difficult to mow around so I decided to turn it into a mulched bed to make mowing easier. I used the hose to outline the edge I want. It will be a nice rounded bed that will be ...

Like clockwork, it happens every fall with the changing of the seasons. This annual change has an effect on many of us as we deal with the bounty of falling leaves. The trees have given us so much ...

How can it be nearly May? We just finished covering our plants a few days ago in anticipation of freezing temperatures, yet summer heat will beat down on us before we know it. Here are some ideas you ...

Frequent mowing keeps clippings small, which prevents lawn smothering and speeds up decomposition for easier reuse. Use clippings in compost or mulch to enrich soil without risking weed spread.

GREENWICH — In light of the Conservation Commission’s efforts to make Greenwich more green, the town’s Parks and Trees Department has decided to ditch pesticides and to mulch-mow the 80 acres of lawn ...