Leave the Leaves – Or Sweep Them
A fall post that weighs leaving leaves in place against sweeping them up.
Visit linkMini Casa made this casa to celebrate Using Georgia Native Plants. Using Georgia Native Plants didn't make it and isn't affiliated with Mini Casa.
A blog about using Georgia native plants in gardens. Useful for gardeners in the southeastern US.
Georgia native plant gardening notes.
A fall post that weighs leaving leaves in place against sweeping them up.
Visit linkA practical post on raking leaves from the blog's archive, covering the same autumn question as the newer leave-or-sweep post.
Visit linkIt is about one region's plants: native species of Georgia used in home gardens, so the advice is tied to local plants and local wildlife rather than native gardening in general. A monthly Moment in Nature post runs as a recurring series. The blog also covers practical problems such as stiltgrass, in a post titled Stiltgrass Hides Hazards, and tracks the garden itself, including a one-year-later post on a new garden space.
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