Article 65227 Let fallen leaves lie, gardeners in Netherlands town urged

Let fallen leaves lie, gardeners in Netherlands town urged

by
Senay Boztas
from on (#65227)

Allowing autumn leaves in parks and gardens to decompose boosts insect and soil health, says Eindhoven council

A municipality in the Netherlands has declared fallen autumn leaves to be worth their weight in gold - ecologically speaking.

Eindhoven, in North Brabant, is encouraging its citizens to abandon blowers and rakes and to let fallen leaves in gardens or parks lie.

Continue reading...
External Content
Source RSS or Atom Feed
Feed Location http://feeds.theguardian.com/theguardian/environment/rss
Feed Title
Feed Link http://feeds.theguardian.com/
Reply 0 comments