This is a nice winter project to do anytime it’s cold enough. It adds some decoration into a yard bare of flowers and most of its greenery, and depending on what you use, will become a handy natural dispenser for either birdseed or self-sown wildflower seeds.
Sure, big ideas like generating electricity from ocean waves or legal limits on carbon emissions are important to slowing global warming. But the little things count, too. Here are some ways that you can make a difference.
Sure after you and the kids play in the leave, you can bag up the leaves and keep them into spring and summer to add to your compost pile. "Leaf mold is rich and nutritious. It's a good top dressing for soil and plants, including acid-loving plants."
