by Donna Lewis
Fall is slowly arriving, and the leaves are starting to fall into our gardens.
Some of you are thinking, “How messy! I’ll need to rake or mow them up.”
I used to think like that, too, especially when I lived in the city. Now that I live in the country, I have learned better. My bad back has also learned to take it easier.
Mother Nature also has made those leaves fall for a purpose, to protect the new plants that will emerge in the spring and to protect little critters that live and sleep away the winter among the fallen leaves. Those are two good reasons to just let them lie.
Today (October 24, 2021), I walked through my garden to catch one of the last monarchs heading south, lovely and gentle as she had a little sip from a milkweed in my garden.
After I left the garden, I went over to the Celeste fig tree that has frozen back every winter, and has just put out the first edible figs ever! I was so happy. A little snack for me.
Remember, leaves are the baby blankets for next year’s new plants. So leave them….
Nature Along the El Camino Real 