Isaac Michael Ybarra, pictured at Whittier Narrows, is a fellow for the California Creative Corps and a member of the L.A. County Youth Climate Commission. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) I ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Now that fall is on its way, our lawns are about to be blanketed in a thick layer of sunset-hued foliage.

Instead of buying a noisy leaf blower, get some exercise and fresh air the retro way -- with a rake. · Why rake at all? Leaves cover the grass, blocking the sunlight it needs to grow. If a pile of wet ...

Leaves are the highlight of the season, so lovely, so vibrant in au courant fashion colors -- and so many of them, needing raking, piling, heaving. The pitch: The newfangled LeafMate rake in action ...

DELTA JUNCTION - In my last column I asked for reader feedback about using berry rakes. My take is that when I use one, I substantially increase my harvest. I get very little extra matter (leaves, ...

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 ...