I take leaves neighbors put in the street (rake them into a tarp), spread them on my lawn, and mow them in to supplement my own leaves. Wonderful organic matter! Hard to have too many leaves to mow. Just keep mowing them as they fall so they don't pile up. A mulching mower works best but you can use most any powered mower. Just chop the leaves into bits and they will sift down between the grass blades. Studies show that mulching leaves reduce weeds in the lawn. It's an easy way to make compost for your turfgrass.

Same here. I actually blow leaves from my neighbors yard into mine and chop them up. They don't seem to mind at all.

I guess it's a blessing in disguise.

:)

I still think it's rude on their part but I'll use it to my advantage.

I had the exact same issue awhile back. I finally asked the neighbor across the street if he would go ahead and blow all his leaves onto my lawn. My other neighbor (moved out now) didn't like this guy and nearly had a meltdown when she saw him blowing leaves onto my lawn. I had a chuckle and told her I wanted the leaves. lol... neighbors.

They're doing all the work for you. What's wrong with that?

I wish the neighbors would blow leaves into my yard, I have trouble getting leaves and pine needles to mulch our flower beds.

Our city would have a conniption fit about leaves blown into the street; we have an ordinance against blowing grass clippings into the street. As I understand it, it's a storm sewer clogging issue.

That is one of my gripes. I see no reason to blow your grass into the street. Around here it is common practice to blow the grass into the street. The only reason for this is to advertise to the world, so world can not miss it, they have finally mowed their yards.

When I mow the strip along the road, I make several passes in one direction blowing the grass into the yard with each pass. Usually all this takes is a couple of passes until your are far enough from the road so the grass no longer reaches the road.

If I do get grass in the road, I use the biggest blower I have, my lawn mower, to clean the road.