Autumn fall has arrived. Why not this year recycle your leaves at home rather than burning them. You may take them to be recycled by your local waste company but instead why not recycle them in your own garden?
Here are some tips:
Woodland areas: Trees will love you more if you leave the leave litter alone as it will help to enrich the ground and put nutrients back into the soil and there is nothing better than wandering through the woodland with the sound of crunching leaves at your feet.
If you have lawn beneath the trees you can collect this up and recycle for use for later on.
Shredded leaves make a wonderful mulch for around the base of trees, shrubs and perennials or to dig into the vegetable patch.
If you have a large lawn area and use a ride on mower why not treat yourself to a mower with a mulching kit attached. The mulching kit will chop up the leaves as you mow and these will lie on the surface of the lawn and over time be taken down by the worms which again will increase the soils nutrients.
Why not invest in a compost bin, its much more fun than having to make a trip to your local waste tip. It will save you money in fuel, and you can show off to the neighbours when your mulch is ready to put round your garden.
...and dont forget clearing leaves is a great form of exercise too so what not get the whole family to join in and give yourselves some fresh air at the same time.
