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Just sent this to my 88-year-old mother who has made a sport of chasing away the leaf blowers at her condo complex (hired by the management company). She claims they regularly show up (6 or more armed with gas powered engines) and blow dirt around in circles for an hour+. She's happy to know she's aligned with the angels on this one. Thank you!

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YOU DON’T NEED TO RAKE OR BLOW YOUR LEAVES!! David Mizejewski, a naturalist at the National Wildlife Federation, told USA Today that leaves can serve as a natural fertilizer. “The leaves fall around the root zone of these plants, where they do things like suppress weeds or other plants from growing that would otherwise compete with the trees and the shrubs,” he said. “They slowly break down and compost right there at the base of the tree [or] the shrub, right above its root zone, where they return nutrients that the plant can then recycle and reuse next spring.” In addition to leaving you with one less chore, skipping the raking prevents bags of leaves from ending up in landfills, where they can contribute to greenhouse gas emissions.

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