a good garden shredder will do the job in a fraction of the time and reduce all foliage to a much more manageable size, which you can then either put on the compost heap or in the council bin.

Composting leaves is a simple, eco-friendly way to turn yard waste into nutrient-rich soil for your garden. Autumn’s ... them with a lawn mower or leaf shredder. Shredded leaves have a greater ...

Tis the season to … compost. With tree leaves and debris from garden clean-up and winter garden ... newspapers (shredded), shredder chaff; manure, stable litter, straw/hay; and other organic ...