We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Is using leaves from your yard as mulch dangerous to your plants? After all, leaf mulch can enrich your soil, help retain moisture ...

“As they break down, they’ll return nutrition to the soil.” Having leaves on flowerbeds can act as a natural mulch, which is when people cover plant soil with organic material to insulate ...

Store in a shady spot and the following autumn the leaves will have rotted down into a rich, crumbly mixture that can be used as a mulch around the base of plants. Let the leaves rot down for ...