It's that time of year when your lawn is probably littered with autumn leaves. While the spectrum of colors can look quite the spectacle, proud lawn owners will be tempted to rake them up or grab the leaf blower as soon as the first dead leaf flutters down, but professional gardeners are actually urging you to avoid exactly that.
If you really care about the health of your lawn, you'll want to mow over the dead leaves in your modern garden instead. Now, I know what you're thinking - surely that's going to strim those dead leaves into a mess of damp and rotting organic matter? Well, yes it is, but that's entirely the point.
