Episode Details

Mat Garey from Davey's Detroit Lawncare office gives you a reason to not rake your yard by sharing the benefits of mulching and composting your leaves.

In this episode we cover:  

• Do you have to rake your leaves? (0:40)
• Mulching leaves correctly (0:59)
• Mulching equipment (2:20)
• Benefits of leaving your leaves (2:52)
• How to use leaves in your garden (5:25)
• Protecting your trees from leaf build up (6:45)
• Handling leaves in the winter (8:08)
• Handling leftover leaves in the spring (9:15)
• Keeping leaves off your driveway (11:13)
• Composting your leaves (13:38)
• Why Mat likes working in lawncare (13:55)

To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.  

To learn more about managing your leaves, read our blog, Managing Fallen Leaves in Your Yard.

To learn more about when to leave the leaves, watch Matt Betz in this WCNC segment explaining when is it better to rake up fallen leaves?

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