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PJMcK

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5. Nope

Reply to Cairycat (Original post)

Sat Nov 15, 2025, 03:53 PM

Saturday

Our house is in the mountain woods of rural Pennsylvania.

I used to live in suburban Long Island, NY and I had trouble bag the leaves in a clear bag and they had to be ready for pick up on specific days. Ugh.

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Are you required to clear your yard of leaves where you live? [View all] Cairycat Saturday OP

We don't have to, but leaving a thick mat of leaves under snow is a good way to kill a lawn. rsdsharp Saturday #1

Just Rebl2 Sunday #12

I have some friends with a large fenced yard. They live in a suburban area near a mid sized city... wcmagumba Saturday #2

It's not required where I live. subterranean Saturday #3

We have to keep our yards mowed. Haggard Celine Saturday #4

Nope PJMcK Saturday #5

There are portable electric leaf blowers now bucolic_frolic Saturday #6

It's against city ordinance here to anciano Saturday #7

My neighbor built a fence along our boundry and he blows his leaves under it onto my property. He built it with dem4decades Saturday #8

Palm fronds... GJGCA Saturday #9

I don't know if we are required to but I pick them up to save my grass. GoodRaisin Sunday #10

We're not required to clear our yard of leaves Niagara Sunday #11