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Nov 24, You can leave leaves in wooded areas, on mulched areas, under shrubs and around perennials as long as you think of them like mulch: not built up too thickly (” at most” and not piled up against stems and trunks. (You should probably think twice about thick layers of leaves if you have vole problems-voles can burrow under the leaves and wreak havoc in your garden over the winter.) The main argument for removing leaves from everywhere but the lawn Estimated Reading Time: 3 mins.

Sep 09, Use Leaves to Form a New Ecosystem The National Wildlife Federation points out that the leaf layer should be several inches deep to resemble the naturally occurring habitat found in Estimated Reading Time: 3 mins.

“Biomimicry” is one of the eight principals of sustainable design. By leaving fallen leaves to decompose in our gardens, we are mimicking the natural processes that have sustained life on earth for millions of years.

So this fall, why don’t you follow nature’s example? Leave your leaves as a natural mulch under trees and shrubs.

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In nature, most trees will lose their leaves during fall and overwinter and everyone knows you should expect this, however, there are times when leaves will drop off when you don’t expect them to and there are a number of reasons for this. The exception to the rule for leaves falling off trees is, of course, evergreen trees and just like the name suggests this variety of tree should stay green forever, if it Estimated Reading Time: 6 mins.

Dec 14, Trim the limbs of the entire tree to reduce the amount of leaves it produces. Focus on any branches that overhang the neighbor's yard.

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Install a fence if there isn't one. If the leaves.