Yes, leaves are great source of mulch... You'll need to use lime on yer garden with them becasue they are also somewaht acidic... We use them under acid loving shrubs and any shady woodland plants... The P-Vine, bless her heart, has a 30 year old shreader we bought for a hundred buck and it works great... Instant mulch....
Glorious gentle rain here for the next two day's... Gald I got my posts set before it... I got a message from my brother that a tornado touched down in Stanley (that's the closest town to us) so I'm kinda looking forward to stopping in the local general store to get my newspapaer this morning which also serves as to get the poop on it...