10/20/2026
Fall is in full swing, and while those colorful leaves are beautiful on the trees, they can quickly pile up in our yards! Before you grab the rake, did you know those fallen leaves can actually BENEFIT your lawn, garden, and local wildlife?
-Fallen leaves provide important shelter and habitat for fireflies and other beneficial insects throughout the colder months.
-Set your lawnmower to approximately 3 inches and mow over fallen leaves. The shredded leaves break down naturally, returning valuable nutrients to your lawn.
-Spread mulched leaves around flowerbeds and gardens to help suppress weeds, retain moisture, and improve soil health.
-Fallen leaves also make a great addition to your compost pile!
๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐ง๐ข ๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐? ๐ช๐'๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ข๐ง ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐๐ข๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐๐!
South Middleton Township's annual Fall Leaf Collection runs October 26 thru December 11!
If you choose not to keep your leaves, please follow these guidelines to help our Public Works crew collect them safely and efficiently:
-Place leaves in piles or rows within 3 feet of the roadway or curb, but NOT in the street.
-Keep leaf piles away from parked vehicles, mailboxes, utility poles, fencing, and yard decorations.
-Leaves only, please! Do not mix in branches, brush, or trash.
-If you choose to bag your leaves, you are responsible for taking them to the Township Compost Site.
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ, ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ญ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ, ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ, ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ธ๐ข๐บ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐จ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ๐ด ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด๐ช๐ฃ๐ญ๐บ!
