It's autumn, your neighbor’s yard has turned into a leaf graveyard, and the squirrels are sizing up your leftover tomatoes. You, on the other hand, are in an epic stand-off with your rake: To clean, ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." While spring cleaning might get all the notoriety, you should actually deep clean several times a year.

Spring cleaning — a deep home clean just after winter — has long been a popular tradition. More recently, doing a similar intensive fall cleaning has also become trendy. In many ways, it makes sense: ...

Gardeners can manage fall clean-up by treating it like a project with phases and priorities. High-impact tasks like removing diseased plants, weeding, and enriching soil should be prioritized.

As summer comes to an end and temperatures start to drop, it becomes the ideal time to give your garden and yard some attention before winter comes. Fall is the perfect time for clearing away dead ...