what to do with yard waste (besides composting)

Between fall and winter, you probably end up with a lot of yard waste: spent plants, dead leaves, downed branches. For a lot of people, some of it likely ends up in the compost pile and the rest gets dumped in the green waste can for recycling because, well, this kind of stuff quickly adds up! But with a bit of practical and/or creative reuse, you can actually keep all (or most) of your yard waste on your property and have it benefit your garden—without becoming too much of an eyesore. I've...