Amos' ideal scenario is a perfect description of where I live. Lots of trees. Leaves fall from trees to ground and stay there. The only time leaves get raked up is when pathways need clearing, and those leaves are either composted or used as garden mulch. We do have a few patches of grass, particularly on the dam around our pond (necessary for erosion prevention) but they provide an interesting contrast to all the brown instead of being the dominant element.

I remember some city friends bringing their kids out and one of them saying something about our lack of grass. "It's ugly. But it's ugly in a pretty sort of way."

Bruce