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Fall garden and lawn care

Fall can be a great time to take care some garden and yard maintenance, leaving more time in spring for planting. Here's a breakdown of what you can do, and what you should leave until warm weather returns again.

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Tune up a walk behind mower

For a clean-cut lawn, keep a clean-running lawn mower. Give it a thorough going-over at the beginning of each mowing season, and you'll prolong its life and avoid costly repairs.

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Build a compost pile

Design a compost pile that reflects your purpose and your willingness to manage the process. If you're not in a hurry, you can throw material into the pile haphazardly.

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Send your photo of a yard, garden, plant, landscape feature, piece of garden equipment — anything related to yards and gardens to the Manage My Life garden editor. Each week we’ll feature one. This week’s photo of sunlinght shining through trees is by Erin Hynes of West Dundee, Illinois.