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My friend And NC AG extension agent and nature photographer wrote up this valuable fall #nativeplant garden tutorial, tl;dr, leave the leaves! Birds, insects and pollinators overwinter in leaf litter and stems https://growingsmallfarms.ces.ncsu.edu/2022/12/fall-chores-in-the-pollinator-garden-leave-the-leaves-and-save-the-stems/
growingsmallfarms.ces.ncsu.eduFall Chores in the Pollinator Garden: Leave the Leaves and Save the Stems!After planting, weeding, and watering through the spring and summer, some gardeners look forward to fall as a period of rest as plants senesce at the end of the season. Other gardeners are eager to continue with chores through the end of the year. There are still plenty of things that can/need to be done ...