Existential Angst wrote:
Awl --

You'd think so, the way homeowners/landscapers run around with leaf blowers
getting rid of every single last one of them.

Is eliminating leaves that important?
What would happen if people *didn't* blow every leaf off their property?

What I find strange is that people will blow leaves off of bare dirt --
seems to me you'd WANT leaves covering soil.

http://www.dec.ny.gov/public/46613.html says that shredding leaves and
covering the lawn with them is a good thing.
Basically anything you do with leaves except burn them is OK -- leaves
collected by landscapers eventually get composted by the municipality -- I
think.

Personally, I think my neighbors are just a little to fanatic with this leaf
blowing thing -- jmo.
If leaves were toxic everyone on earth would be dead by now.
When you start feeling ill, stop eating them.

I personally like leaves on my property and only remove them
when they are in a specific place where they cover something
someone could trip over. Use your best judgment.

Laugh at your neighbors when they seem obsessed with removing
every single leaf. Don't let it bother you.

Robert J