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In some places I leave the plants, because I heard it is good for some insects, so they have a place to come over the winter time. 🧡 Thanks for making the shadow contest ;-)

I have an entire woods full of fallen leaves and brush piles that I have built for wildlife and insects. The potted annual plants get added to a compost pile that the chickens have been enjoying digging through. But my deck is bare.