Autumn clean-up essentials: Why and how you should banish fallen leaves from your garden

Autumn is here and the ground is slowly becoming adorned with beautiful amber leaves. While this seasonal transformation adds a cosy charm to the landscape, it also calls for the continuous task of raking up leaves. Removing layers of fallen leaves is a crucial task to make sure your garden is hazard-free, and grass and plants can get as much sunlight as possible as we enter the darker months. Here, Town & Country has given us some top reasons why raking leaves is so important, and the best tools to make the job as simple and convenient as possible.

It's important to stay on top of removing fallen leaves because they can harm your garden's health. When leaves cover areas of your lawn, plants, and soil, they block out essential sunlight and nutrients. With the winter months approaching and darker, cooler weather, your grass and plants are already under extra pressure. By raking up leaves now, you give your garden the best chance of surviving extreme weather and bouncing back in the spring. Wet leaves can also become slippy, hazardous surfaces that can turn to ice during cold weather and become a risk for children and people with mobility issues.

Another reason to clean up leaves is that they can attract unwanted pests to your garden. Accumulated leaves can create moist areas that invite slugs, snails, and certain types of ants, while also serving as a hiding place for pests like beetles, earwigs, and centipedes. Moreover, garden debris can be a nesting material and a hiding spot for rodents such as mice and rats, which can encourage their presence in your garden and put them in proximity of your home.

Although it's important to tidy up your garden in autumn, it can sometimes feel like an arduous and never-ending task. Luckily, Town & Country has an ingenious duo that can help you with this task. The Grab Rake is an innovative tool that makes clearing leaves much quicker by collecting them as you rake. It's perfectly suited to fit a standard UK wheelie bin, so gardeners can save time and effort without having to bend or strain their backs. Additionally, the Garden Tidy Bag is lightweight, waterproof, and easy to carry, making it ideal for collecting leaves as you rake. The bag is also easy to pop up and folds flat for easy storage. Once you’ve filled your garden tidy bag, consider composting leaves or turning them into mulch instead of putting them in a garden waste bin. The mulch or compost can then be used as a nutrient-rich feed for grass and plants.

To find out more about Town & Country’s products, visit https://www.townandco.com/.

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Grab Rake – RRP £29.99

Garden Tidy Bag – RRP £14.99 to £19.99

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