When it's finally time to pitch your live Christmas tree, here are a few ways to recycle your tree after the holidays.

Clean leaves early while they’re dry—wet piles get heavy, moldy, and hard to remove. Use tools like rakes, tarps, blowers, or mulchers to move, shred, and repurpose leaves efficiently. Compost or ...

Raking leaves is a time-honored tradition in Michigan; brown paper bags stuffed with leaves soon will sprout along curbs like dandelions in May. There is another way to take care of leaves that ...