Pati Rock wrote:
It sounds lazy, but I was wondering if piling leaves upon bulb beds,
shrub
beds, etc is beneficial at all or is it necessary to mulch completely?

Depends on how many leaves, what kind of weather you have in the winter,
and what's growing there.

There is no single, right answer. However, if you pile unshredded leaves
high enough, the pile is going to be there longer than next spring. You
may just be deferring work even if you're piling them on an empty bed
that's waiting for annuals to be planted in spring.

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Warren H.

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