{"id":128618,"date":"2015-11-06T06:39:13","date_gmt":"2015-11-06T13:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2015\/11\/06\/on-the-raking-of-leaves.html"},"modified":"2015-11-08T09:16:38","modified_gmt":"2015-11-08T16:16:38","slug":"on-the-raking-of-leaves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2015\/11\/06\/on-the-raking-of-leaves.html","title":{"rendered":"On the raking of leaves"},"content":{"rendered":"

I've been known to treat leaf fall as natural mulch; the stuff that makes it into the flower beds gets to stay, but the stuff on the grass (a dwindling area in our yard, by design) or the rock areas or the driveway gets raked up.<\/p>\n

The front yard will have a lot fewer leaves this year, due to the sketchy health of Old Tree Trunk (the giant cottonwood between our and our neighbor's driveway). <\/p>\n

I've been doing a lot of mulching of the barren areas of the yard, post-kitchen-construction (48 cu. ft. and counting). Leaves will help both the effort and the appearance.<\/p>\n

Originally shared by +Les Jenkins<\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n

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That is, assuming you don't live someplace where raking the leaves mandatory by local ordinance.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\n3 reasons why you should stop raking leaves this fall and never look back.<\/a><\/span>
\nFall leaves aren’t just pretty. They form their own “mini-ecosystem.”\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

View on Google+<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I've been known to treat leaf fall as natural mulch; the stuff that makes it into the flower beds gets to stay, but the stuff on the grass (a dwindling area in our yard, by design) or the rock areas or the driveway gets raked up. 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