Although we have a blower, I raked the leaves anyway. I just enjoyed the exercise and being outdoors. I forgot how much I missed being out gardening. We have the most leaves on our front yard than anyone else because of the 2 large trees and the direction of the wind.
The kids love jumping into the leaves, so I took a break and let them drive through it. They were having so much fun with it. There were so many leaves, the kids actually got stuck in it and couldn't move their car.
Of course after I raked everything manually, Keith had to be a big shot and drive through with his riding lawn mower. He's so obnoxious but I love him! He mowed the entire lawn and it looked really nice actually. The grass was coming in really healthy. This obsession with a green lawn is totally a NJ thing!
An hour and a half later, here's my huge pile. You can't tell in this photo but the pile was up to my thighs and as wide as a car. Of course, later the wind blew a ton of it back onto our lawn.
In the back, I cleared out all the old plants along the fence. Leave the leaves on top of the soil to protect it from the winter.
As well as the one in the middle back of the yard. I think I will keep it for next year and grow watermelon again. They seemed to be really successful and very rewarding!
As I gathered my planters and cleaned up, I found that my parsley finally came up! It sure took a while.
I also had sage! It's so pretty and fragrant. I dug them up, put them in pots and brought them inside.
So now I am all ready to cook for the winter. From left to right, I have Mint, Sage, Basil, Arugula, and Parsley!
I love looking down the street and seeing all the leaves change.
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