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There’s still a lot of growing going on in our gardens and woods — but it’s underground.

To turn the trees’ bounty of autumn leaves into rich, useful compost for your garden, you’re probably going to need a bin.

Autumn leaves are too valuable to waste said Julie Janoski, Plant Clinic manager at The Morton Arboretum.

Evergreen trees and shrubs often alarm homeowners by losing needles in autumn. There’s usually no need for concern.

Dry, dormant bulbs for plants such as daffodils, crocuses, tulips and alliums, tucked into the cooling soil of autumn, will spend the cold, gray winter preparing to stir hearts in spring.