Urban roots horticulture provides leaf collection and removal services to residential, private and commercial customers during the autumn and winter months. The benefits of removing leaves from around your lawn and property are likley to reduce the risk of slips, trips or falls, reduce the number of pests and disesases that will be harbouring underneath and it will also increase photosynthesis and prevent diseases from developing on your lawn.
In late summer and early autumn, many trees and plants begin to prepare for dormancy during the cold, harsh months ahead. They undergo a number of physiological and biological changes during this period that can help them adapt to the climatic winter weather.
The most noticeable change is in the foliage or leaves. With a reduction in daylight hours, there is a lower rate of photosynthesis and the growth rate begins to slow down.
The leaves lose their vigour and begin to display bright autumnal colours of yellows, reds, orange, browns and amber. As the daylight hours reduce and the tempretures drop, the leaves react by dropping off their branch or stem.