Seattle Sustainable Landscapes

About Seattle Sustainable Landscapes

October in Broadview means the first heavy leaf fall and the creek running loud down through Carkeek toward the Sound. Seattle Sustainable Landscapes reads that as raw material — leaves mulched into the lawn or shredded into the beds, clippings returned instead of bagged, compost topdressed over the turf before the rains work it down. Mowing, edging and trimming continue all year, with aeration and overseeding in autumn and the borders weeded by hand. Come spring the soil is darker for it and the roots run deeper. Working with what the yard already grows is the entire idea here.