u/IJustMadeBananaBread

I’m really interested in converting my VERY dry (thanks drought) grass yard to xeriscape with local drought tolerant plants. The problem is I have two 75 year old silver maple trees that absolutely dump leaves in the fall. They do this slowly over the course of 1-2 months and it builds up quickly. I’m in Denver, Colorado so due to the high desert climate I can’t leave all the leaves because they’re too dry to break down and can easily get over a foot deep. I am curious if anyone has tips for managing the leaves that would heavily blanket all plants during the fall besides “just leave them”. Right now I leave some but am forced to mow to mulch and compost due to the volume.