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Post by Sir Trevor on Oct 16, 2005 12:01:31 GMT -5
I don't really do anything with the leaves around here.
If we get the usual thaw around Thanksgiving, then I fire up the mower and mulch them, but otherwise, the most I do is grab a few handfulls to throw in the flower beds.
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Post by Lady Catharine on Oct 16, 2005 12:49:17 GMT -5
I take it you have not a lot of trees ? I'm not going to be anal like I am every year... But what's a person to do? I cant stand to see the yard all covered? Besides it's not good for the lawn-it chokes it.. Heaven forbid.  |
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Post by SwordSchoolGroupie on Oct 16, 2005 19:06:50 GMT -5
nah - it keeps it nice and warm against the horribly cold winter's days and nights. like a warm leafy blanket all nestled in ..... brr Need to go find a fuzzy blanket...
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Post by Sir Trevor on Oct 16, 2005 19:15:02 GMT -5
Lets, see.
Trees in my yard.
5 pines
3 huge maples (talking 5' diameter or more)
4 wild cherry
1 tulip tree
As for smpthering the lawn, it doesn't work that way.
Now a big pile left in one spot for the winter would do that, leaves that are just left where they fall generally spread out enough thanks to the wind that they don't get thick enough to do the lawn any damage.
Then again, I am really opposed to using a rake anyway.
I don't rake up clumps of grass either in the summer. I just leave it there to dry out and get mulched up the next time I mow.
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Post by Hephzibah on Oct 16, 2005 23:11:32 GMT -5
I have 2 really large trees in my backyard and @ really big trees in my frontyard not adding the neighbors trees. Leaves.
rake or lawnmower. LAWNMORE
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Post by Lady Catharine on Oct 18, 2005 14:04:28 GMT -5
1-Raking is good exercise...Says who? Seriously, it is good for thatching-so what did I do last year? Walk behind, gas leaf vac! I may rake a bit,not alot..this year... We have trees to no end, plus property behind is a good 1-2 acres,trees,trees,trees,,,  |
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Post by Simon De Montfort on Oct 18, 2005 17:57:51 GMT -5
We have two trees in our tiny back yard that belong in a forest.
My Great grandfather planted them around 1929 and those maples now tower over everything around them,
they are a good ten to fifteen feet above the house which is a double. They give plenty of leaves and someday next spring we will go back there and bag them up and put them on the curb. We have done this for years and the weeds do just fine so we can't be hurting them.
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Post by Lady Catharine on Oct 18, 2005 19:22:22 GMT -5
 How did WE get de railed off the Title?
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Post by Hephzibah on Oct 18, 2005 21:39:41 GMT -5
Who knows  I just hate the leaves coming into the house.  |
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Post by Lady Catharine on Oct 19, 2005 14:11:29 GMT -5
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Post by Simon De Montfort on Oct 19, 2005 18:14:41 GMT -5
I think we were discussing the pros and cons of pre winter leaf removal at the faire site and sort of drifted into our own backyards.
Which reminds me, I have no gardening training but I did see someone tying plants one fall day many moons ago. Are there any plants that could use pre winter tending at the faire that anyone noticed?
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Post by Sir John Drakkon on Oct 19, 2005 22:25:57 GMT -5
I seen mostly anuals and the usual shrubs that usualy come back as long as winter didnt freeze ground to deep they come back but i may have missed a few !  |
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Post by Sir John Drakkon on Oct 19, 2005 22:37:02 GMT -5
my house during leaf clean up. what leaves honey?  and the way the 5 kids was!!! #1  #2  #4  and lets not leave out the youngest #5  |
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Post by Hephzibah on Oct 19, 2005 22:44:37 GMT -5
So Funny Honey......the vacumm is in the corner darlin  |
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Post by Lady Catharine on Oct 20, 2005 16:12:40 GMT -5
Jee ;)s, your home sounds like ssooo much fun..... |
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