Manna from Heaven!

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Well that’s my take on fallen leaves anyway. I’ve been sweeping the paths and the parking area and even the nearby roadsides collecting up the fallen leaves for my garden. I think the neighbours and passers by must think I am super-conscientious or really ‘house-proud’ (not sure if that is the right word in relation to the garden!) to be out there clearing them up already when they haven’t even finished falling yet, but really I am acting from purely selfish motives - I want them for my garden. My vegetable patch - now mostly empty apart from some sprouts and kale and a few root vegetables - is getting thoroughly mulched with a thick ‘duvet’ of leaves layered with grass clippings. My compost bins are all getting filled up with a good mixture of grass clippings, leaves, shredded branches and kitchen waste of fruit and vegetable peelings etc. And in due course, all of this will go to produce plenty of tasty vegetables and fruit for us next year! All rights reserved. © Text and image copyright Fleur 2021.