Leaf Mounds

Normally we prepare our rose beds with dirt insulation at the base of each rose before raking the lawn. That way we can dump the leaves directly on the roses for good winter insulation. Some years are just abnormal though. And so when the temperature is abnormally persistently cold and more snow is in the forecast, the leaves had to be harvested and stock piled while they were still to be found. The rest of the rose insulating steps will come later.