Experts say that fallen leaves can actually benefit the environment around them. Veuer’s Matt Hoffman reports.
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00:00Fall is beautiful, but raking leaves is a pain, and it turns out there are advantages
00:04to not doing it at all.
00:06Writing on the United States Department of Agriculture blog, Brooke Franklin recommends
00:10leaving leaves on the ground.
00:11Their decomposition enriches the soil, and they can provide winter shelter for the sorts
00:15of small wildlife that help keep pests down and increase pollination in your garden.
00:19Charles Seabrook of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution notes that leaf litter can even protect the
00:23chrysalises of butterflies.
00:25Speaking with the Washington Post, naturalist Dave Mizajewski warns that leaves can also
00:29harbor pests like ticks, so you may want to remove some leaves, but still gather them
00:34into your garden or around the bases of trees.
00:36Every homeowner wants a beautiful lawn, but it's also important to maintain a healthy
00:40lawn and a healthy environment.