It can take 12-18 months for leaves to decompose into leaf mould but if you add some nitrogenous fertilizer, granular or liquid, the bacteria will break them down more quickly
When the lawn is coated in frost stay off it. If you walk over it the crunching sound is caused by grass leaves breaking. Later you will have yellow foot prints over the grass
Yucca plants are beautiful but the leaf tips are deadly sharp. It isn’t called Adam’s needle for nothing. To work safely in the area cut the points off using a pair of nail clippers
If you hoe the soil surface before you see the annual weeds you won’t have any!
Removing pumps and filters from ponds and water features help prevent them being damaged by freezing water during the winter. Keep ponds covered with netting to prevent fallen leaves blowing in
Be ready to brush snow from evergreen shrubs and conifers, as the weight can damage their branches
