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The annual carpet of dead leaves can be an important component in gardens. They can serve as root-protecting and insect-sheltering winter mulch or add to a robust compost mix.

Adding mulch to your garden is invaluable for controlling weeds and keeping the soil moist. While bark chips are probably ...

More than 130 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel readers told us how they clean up their yards during the fall. See the full results.