In these days with social media, many unnecessary controversies are created. As an example, I saw a post about raking leaves. The controversy was somewhat Shakespearian: To rake or not to rake? People ...

Every fall, it starts the same way. The air turns crisp, your rake reappears from the garage, and your weekend calendar mysteriously fills up with “yard work.” Half a dozen leaf piles later, you’re ...

ASHEVILLE - As our trees grow bare from cold fall weather, a reader has asked whether or not to rake their leaves before they mow or to leave them in place when mowing. To rake, or not to rake, that ...

At first glance, it may seem like all rakes are created equal. They all feature the same basic design: a long handle, typically made of wood, and a series of plastic, metal, or wooden teeth to drag ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Don't wake up this fall with a yard covered in leaves and the wrong equipment to deal with them in your ...

Whether you’re a rake-wielding Neat Nellie or a let-‘em-lie Messy Molly, here are the facts about fallen foliage. Why is it that gardeners have such a love-hate relationship with leaves in the fall?

Autumn is upon us, and for many regions around the country, that means the leaves are changing color and falling off the trees and into the yard. But this fall, think twice before you spend a Saturday ...

Maybe you don’t spend too much time thinking about rakes — maybe you even think they’re a “seen one, seem them all” type of tool — but the fact is, there are many different types of rakes, and they ...