It was cold today but clear and the sun lit up the collection

Including the exfoliating bark on this Cornus officinalis and the Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight' that surely looks different than it did this past summer.

Leaf Management III?.....Ed rides the mulching mower; this is a good way to handle a lot of leaves quickly and efficiently

And the shredded leaves return organic matter and trace amounts of minerals to the soil. We don't fertilize turf so the grass appreciates our autumnal offerings.

Not only is this a great way to deal with leaves shed by trees in fields, in many places it's possible to move some leaves out of adjacent areas that need to be cleaned and "process" them this way saving significant amounts of time, money, energy, two-cycle exhaust....