David E. Ross wrote:
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Even then, I have mounds of leaves on the patio and paths, sometimes
more than 2 ft high. These go every week into the green trash bin for
the county's composting program.

All of the above are leaves in my back yard from the ash tree.

In front, I allow the leaves from my oak, zelkova, and liquidambar to
accumulate on the lawn and in the shrub beds. The lawn is not grass;
it's Persicaria, a ground cover. The leaf mulch protects the ground
cover from occasional night frosts in winter. In the spring, the
Persicaria grows up through the leaves.

that last sounds very nice.


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