The leaves have been spectacular this year---I don't recall ever seeing them this beautiful in Missouri. The downside of this beauty is: what do you do with the leaves?In our community, we are fortunate that we have several options. The easiest is to simply rake (or blow) them in the street and let the street department vacuum and mulch them.
The next easiest is to mow the leaves and "mulch" them naturally into the lawn. On the right has been "mulch-mowed".
I, also, put the leaves into my garden, tilling them under in the spring.
Neighbors of ours also bag their leaves to be picked up on Fridays with "yard wastes".
With all of these wonderful ecologically friendly methods of leaf disposal, I still miss the old fashioned way. . .(to be continued)
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