Why you should be lazy and leave your leaves in your yard 🍂 ..
Added 2023-11-07 15:25:01 +0000 UTCWhy you should be lazy and leave your leaves in your yard 🍂 🐌
As leaves begin to blanket yards across the country this fall, you may be tempted to clear away the crunchy foliage. Not so fast! Bagging up your leaves and sending them to a landfill is by far the worst thing to do. Fallen leaves can provide critical wildlife habitat and benefit soil health! All sorts of creatures rely on that for their survival as a place where they can find food and cover, and in many cases even complete their life cycle.
A hearty leaf cover provides a habitat during the cold winter months for critical pollinating species such as bees, butterflies and moths. Other critters including amphibians and small mammals like chipmunks can also benefit from shelter provided by leaves 🐝🦋🐿️
To best support wildlife and soil health, leaves should be left where they fall 🫶🏻
