The healthiest thing you can do with fallen leaves is to mulch them in place and let them fertilize your lawn.

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Fall arrives this weekend in Houston with cool mornings ahead

Nearly two weeks behind schedule, our first true fall cold front will drop highs for the weekend into the 70s and nighttime lows in the 50s.

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