Sounds like a plan.
I watched a lawn service clear the neighbors front yard once. Two guys with blowers. Blow the leaves one way, then spread a big tarp, blow the leaves onto it. Gather the edges, toss in the truck, done. Amazing how efficient it was.
We too cannot justify or even enjoy spending hundreds just on leaf removal. But I can believe there are those who see leaves as a problem and the service as a quick solution. While they earn their big bucks somehow..
And besides, I see the leaves as gold! Mark has been bagging the front yard after gathering blowing the leaves onto it from the street and driveway. We have a pile of that filled. Today I started layering it in the garden. Cleared a space which left a bit of a hole. Pile on leaves, fertilize, later of dirt, repeat. Water. I know that'll shrink/settle down a lot.
Spent the WHOLE day outside. Dug more canna- they are monsters this year. Moved two blueberry bushes 11 inches to one side.. Mark had moved them this spring, which was great, but I cleared out some catnip and really wanted them a little to the side, so there. Easy. All tidied up with pine needle mulch from the neighbor. I don't think he'll even know I moved them.
Moved the 'kitchen' compost, threw great looking stuff on asparagus bed.
Replanted a salvia. Found some snowdrops (I think) all surfaced so replanted a few. Weeding weeding weeding. Trimming peach tree and holly. Trimming is one task I have fallen behind on, especially that holly. I need to whack it way back in late winter.
Planted pansies.
I considered raking the other day but when I looked out, the leaves were falling like rain from the red maple
And we should just blow them back under the tree line. Why not.
