As autumn leaves fall, Texans face a choice: rake them up or put them to use. Leaves are a natural, free source of nutrients for your lawn, plants, and trees, but in 2024, more than 580,000 tons of yard trimmings were thrown away in Texas. While raking and bagging leaves for the trash is time-consuming and takes up landfill space, using dried leaves in your lawn and garden puts valuable organic material to better use. This fall, let’s save time and resources by putting our fallen leaves to work.
