The moment autumn arrives, leaves drift down like tiny memoirs from the trees, each one marking the passing of the season and painting your yard in shades of gold, amber, and rust. It's beautiful and ...

As autumn leaves continue to fall, the yearly debate arrives - is it best to "leave the leaves?" For many Americans, raking leaves in the fall to be burned or bagged and collected is a fact of life, ...

Some scientists say it can be better for the environment to leave fallen leaves on the ground. Scientists say leaving autumn leaves on the ground can add important nutrients to the soil and create ...

If you have a yard full of fallen leaves every autumn, you’re not alone. Instead of bagging them up for trash day, you can put those leaves to work in your garden. Fallen leaves are more than just a ...

This is the time of year when Nicole Hughes gets constantly distracted by the fall foliage as she drives around North Carolina. "I'm always looking," says Hughes, a biologist at High Point University.

Autumn is a big time for trees. Many shed their leaves, and of course, before the leaves fall, they can turn brilliant colors. One of those colors has generated a lot of heated debate among scientists ...

Leaves often turn brilliant colors in autumn. One of those colors has generated a lot of heated debate among scientists in recent years. Autumn is a big time for trees. Many shed their leaves, and of ...

The tree canopy was full and vibrant when Lori Morey looked out her office window at Lowe-Volk Nature Center the last week of October. "The leaves have really held on way longer than I think anybody ...

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 ...

Editor’s note: Throughout the growing season, Mike Hogan, OSU Extension educator for Agriculture and Natural Resources in Franklin County, will answer gardening and home landscape questions submitted ...

The 59th Autumn Leaves Festival returns to Mount Airy, offering fall fun for the entire family!Hosted by the Greater Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce, this event features over 200 vendors, live music, ...

Evan Fisher first fell in love with the changing colors of fall while looking at an old maple tree in the backyard of his childhood home in North Carolina. A decade later the meteorologist and ...