Phewf, have not got to a lot of Fall gardening due to racing bikes but sprung for a new leaf blower/mulcher this w/e and blew all the leaves in the front yard into a pile. Then I mulched them and but them back on the borders as mulch. No more leaves and free mulch. I did this last year and it works great, the leaves decay over the year adding to the soil. When I blew any debris and new leaves off the beds, I could see the good quality of the soil.
Now i have to tackle the back yard which is currently covered in about 6" or leaves and is about 75'x75' - bit more of a project than the front. I'll do the same with the borders but most of them get mulched and blown to the back of the yard and then i use them throughout the following year to augment the garden and especially to build new beds as my soil is quite rooty in places and stony in others.
