Leaves will soon cover the ground instead of the trees, but there are options when deciding what to do with all those fallen leaves. Before you bag them up, think about using them as mulch for the cold months ahead, protecting your garden and feeding your soil.
To use your leaves as mulch, first rake them into short piles and go over them with your lawn mower to shred them. Spread these shredded leaves around your plants as you usually would with mulch. If you have extra leaves, you can add them to your compost.
In a change from previous years, we no longer have a dedicated leaf collection program. With the City's new refuse and recycling contract with LRS, leaves will be collected as part of your ward waste collection, which runs through 2nd full week of December.
For more information visit LRSrecycles.com/Darien or contact LRS at 844-633-3577.