But those piles of crisp leaves can lose their luster after a few weeks. So before autumn is in full swing, learn the different things you can do with leaves in yard and why you shouldn’t burn them.

Step outside this time of year and you'll probably step on the thousands of falling leaves. The natural process of trees shedding their leaves in the fall is one Midwesterners can look forward to ...

They love the moist leaves, because they breathe through their skins, and their skins need to be wet to work. In the autumn they wriggle up from the ground into the piles of damp autumn leaves.