Leaf Removal's Impact with Max Ferlauto - A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach - Oct. 20, 2025

Every gardener has certainly heard the rallying cry each recent autumn to “leave the leaves”, invoking us to go gentler with our cleanup to support a diversity of beneficial invertebrates who call the fallen leaves their home.  Now a recently published research study calculates just what the impacts of leaf removal are to which organisms, and also offers insights into how and where in our landscapes we can leave the leaves to create habitat with the most positive impact.   Max Ferlauto, the Maryland state entomologist, is one of the scientists who conducted the new research, and in March this year,... Read More ›