🍂 Is a messy autumn garden really a problem? Mary Stone explores the beauty and benefits of leaving leaves, seed heads, and a little room for Mother Nature to do her thing.

From a delightful no-mow clover lawn in Bergen County, NJ, that stirred up neighborhood controversy to her own shagbark hickory leaf cleanup and final mowing dilemma, Mary shares practical ways to work with nature rather than against it.

Along the way, there's therapeutic raking, Jolee and Boohickles playing in the leaves, and a personal reflection on getting unstuck in our gardens of life.

Sometimes beauty lies in letting things be. 🍁

Related stories and podcasts:

· The Beauty of Leaving Things Be – Companion Blog post- link to come

· Delightful No-Mow Clover Lawns – Linda and Jim's flowering lawn alternative

· Episode 101 – Woodcock Dance - Making a Meadow

· Episode 103 – No Mow May and Marvelous Moss

· Episode 273 – Haunted Trails and the Comfort of Trees

Connect with Mary Stone
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Thank you for listening and for sharing the Garden of Life. 🌻

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More about the Podcast and Column:

Welcome to Garden Dilemmas, Delights, and Discoveries.

It's not only about gardens; it's about nature's inspirations, about grasping the glories of the world around us, gathering what we learned from Mother Nature, and carrying these lessons into our garden of life. So, let's jump in, in the spirit of learning from each other. We have lots to talk about.

Thanks for tuning in, Mary Stone
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