Controlling leaf fall outside autumn

[SV_WDC]

My garden has a massive lime tree and leaves are often falling, including in the summer. This means every few days the lawn is covered with enough leaves I feel the need to get the leaf vacuum out.

The leaves are then often blowing on to the patio too. Is there anything people can recommend to make dealing with the leaf fall manageable? Maybe I should just sweep into the flowerbeds, but that feels like a short term solution given the volume of leaves & how long they'd take to compost anyway

The tree is under a TPO and regardless is a nice feature to the garden (as are the trees in the development), I'd just like to have better management of the leaf fall that doesn't mean getting a blower / garden rake out multiple times a week!

[Bill]

I'd just mow them.

[Cow Corner]

Agreed, if it’s just one tree then mowing regularly works well as it collects and chops them up a bit so they compost quicker.

[Simpo Two]

Spring tine rake and a compost heap?

[POIDH]

Would a robot mower manage to shred them finely enough, or is there just too much volume of organic material that would then be too much for the lawn?

[PhilboSE]

Lime trees are mucky things, they drop seed pods, small leaves from the flowering parts, and then the main leaf fall in autumn. In between you often get sticky honeydew dropping from aphids. They basically need tidying up after from June through November.

Electric leaf blower, plastic tined leaf rake, leaf mitts and 30 mins a week to keep it looking good.

[SV_WDC]

PhilboSE said:

Lime trees are mucky things, they drop seed pods, small leaves from the flowering parts, and then the main leaf fall in autumn. In between you often get sticky honeydew dropping from aphids. They basically need tidying up after from June through November.

Electric leaf blower, plastic tined leaf rake, leaf mitts and 30 mins a week to keep it looking good.

Thanks (and to other people that replied).

I've done this so far but the leaves return within a day or two. It seems like a completely clear, leaf-free lawn will be impossible to achieve unless I want to mow or rake up every day?

[PhilboSE]

Afraid so. Turn your back and there’s more mess. You can use a blower to push it around a bit from day to day, not much more you can do.

[Simpo Two]

SV_WDC said:

I've done this so far but the leaves return within a day or two

Do you mean they blow back from where you left them, or more leaves fall down? If so, that's nature doing what nature does

[SV_WDC]

Simpo Two said:

SV_WDC said:

I've done this so far but the leaves return within a day or two

Do you mean they blow back from where you left them, or more leaves fall down? If so, that's nature doing what nature does

More leaves fall down. If I'm out there doing any kind of leaf clearance or moving with a rake, I'll collect them too.

Will just live with it then. It's more annoying currently as I'm keen to get some grass seeds down and level some of the grass

[OzzyR1]

SV_WDC said:

Is there anything people can recommend to make dealing with the leaf fall manageable?

Get one of these, should only need to use it once a week to detach any leaves on the verge of dropping:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRxBwjGvCUE