Nature’s golden bounty

With this recent cold snap, the trees have finally realised it’s Autumn and are carpeting lawns, footpaths and roads with glorious colour. But if you don’t want the leaves lying around, how best to get rid of them?

Rake them under a tree, run over them with the lawnmower and use them as mulch, or pile them in a corner with a handful of lime and let them compost down over winter. Whatever you do, DO NOT rake them into the gutter or burn them.