leaves

For those who are tired of raking leaves, Greensboro officials have a message that may be music to your ears: Leave the Leaves. It’s part of the city’s educational initiative that encourages residents to consider environmentally friendly landscaping practices.

There are two scheduled collection periods. Leaves that are curbside by Nov. 6 will be picked up by late December. The second collection period runs between early January and February.

Fall foliage has arrived in the High Country. The autumnal change arrived on time and the colors are popping with golds and reds, says Howard Neufeld, a biologist at Appalachian State University, who is also known as the "Fall Color Guy."

Fall foliage was on full display over the weekend drawing thousands of eager leaf watchers to the High Country. While peak colors at the uppermost…

It's the time of year when folks head towards the mountains to see the fall foliage. Those colorful leaf displays are coming just a little behind…

The fall is a beautiful time of year here on the East Coast, and in North Carolina, we have a resident expert who has long been the go-to scientist for local leaf-peepers: Dr. Howard Neufeld, professor of biological sciences at Appalachian State University. He is learning how and why trees turn color in the fall, as well as why some turn red, while others turn yellow.