Originally Posted by Stewart Robert Hinsley[_3_]

On 17/12/2013 12:05, JohnWarden wrote:


It depends. A cover of leaves around rose bushes is going to be
beneficial - it adds nutrients to the soil and improves the soil structure.

However, if you intended to have annuals reseed in a border a covering
of leaves could present seedlings establishing.

And, in Britain what can see off otherwise hardy perennials is the
combination of low light levels and wet soil/surface conditions. A
covering of leaves could exacerbate this. (I wouldn't care to leave
leaves around a, for example, drumstick Primula.)


Many thanks

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Stewart Robert Hinsley