Tips on Fall Garden Cleanup

This is a great article about fall cleanup from the New York Times: “A Smarter Fall Cleanup.” We now know that an overly aggressive approach to cleaning up in autumn can damage the environment. So what’s a responsible gardener to do?

“When we mow over, shred or vacuum up leaves, or rake them away from the trees they fell from, we diminish the potential good that the leaves and their various inhabitants - all essential players in the food web - can do.”

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