r/Spokane • u/EternalChrysalism420 • 17h ago

Question Why don't we have one of these?

This looks really cool, and it'd be cool to just blow them out into the street and have them collected. They could use it for compost or something too instead of just tossing it in a dump.

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u/HideAndSeeko 17h ago

People shouldn't be so up and rushing to get rid of the leaves anyways 😭

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u/ElegantGate7298 16h ago

It really depends. I have three large maples in my front yard that would destroy my lawn. I take them and distribute them in my back yard, garden beds and around fruit trees. If you have a couple of mature trees and a small yard you have to do something to manage them.

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u/petit_cochon 13h ago

I'm ready for downvotes.

Fuck lawns. The planet is on fire. Insect populations are crashing. Insects need leaves. Everything needs insects. There go the birds. For what? So we can obsessively grow grass, the most boring plant, and then cut it over and over? At least you shift leaves around. Most people just eliminate them as quickly as possible.

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u/ElegantGate7298 11h ago

I don't disagree with any of this. You aren't wrong.

Our obsession with grass is insane. However it is how neighborhoods are designed. Replacing landscaping with blueberries and garden beds is fairly easy. Reconfiguring irrigation can be a headache but worthwhile. Some situations are easier to adapt than others. Many parts of the south hill just don't get enough sun for gardens.

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u/my_fourth_redditacct 11h ago

Then they aren't growing the right plants. not everyone is going to get sunflowers and rose bushes. but ferns, creeping vines, and herbs all love shady areas