Most of the leaves we're familiar with only last a few months.
leaf-raking
When the Bushes Get Out of Control
It was actually our neighbor's evergreen but I asked if she was "emotionally-attached" to it.
Do You Have a Green Thumb?
Over the years, I've come to find that "Neck" was right.
“Leaf” Well Enough Alone…
As a kid in northern Ohio, we'd rake them into the ditch along Crestwood Drive and burn them.
“Leaf” Well Enough Alone…
I was one who always enjoyed the aroma of burning leaves
Johnny on the Spot 