Autumn leaves are beginning to fall thick and fast but burning or binning them is not kind to the environment.

The Henry Doubleday Research Association (HDRA), an organic organisation, has therefore produced a free leaflet for readers on how to cheaply and easily turn their garden leaves into leaf mould, a really good soil conditioner.

To obtain the free leaflet, you should please send a large, self-addressed stamped envelope to HDRA, Ryton Organic Gardens, Coventry CV8 3LG.

-Jackie Gear, executive director, HDRA