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Will Drab Fall Turn Over A Brilliant New Leaf?
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Janelle Jones of Nokesville said she lost a lot of her azaleas this fall. Even with mandatory water restrictions in some jurisdictions, her family imposes its own restraint.
"We don't water much of anything outside," Jones said. "We have a well, and we are always afraid we could run out of water."
Don Pullen of Orange, Va., has a similar fear, so he takes "Navy showers."
"I get wet and turn the water off while I lather up," he said of this bathing practices during drought season.
He has taken note of what's happening outdoors. "Leaves seem to be staying on the trees longer, because it's too warm or something," he said.
Like many people, Pullen did not rake many leaves in October but said his raking routine will probably pick up after this week.
By the end of this month, lawn maintenance companies will begin to see a spike in calls for leaf removal.
"Once everything is down and people get tired of raking or realize they can't do it themselves, they call us," said Julie Kane of Kane Lawn and Landscapes. "Leaves aren't coming down like they usually do, and they aren't in full color. There's no color; they are just brown."
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