With autumn just around the corner, leaves can be a bit of a nightmare – but one woman shared a 'genius' gardening hack that will help you pick them up with ease Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter We have more newsletters Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter We have more newsletters Gardening is one of the most therapeutic chores to complete at home. It's calming and soothing, plus you get the opportunity to truly nourish all your plants and flowers at a comfortable pace with no one bothering you. But with autumn slowly creeping around the corner, managing an onslaught of leaves can disrupt this zen-like task.
Typically, we let them blow away or hire someone to handle the enormous job. Either way, an excess of leaves can become a nuisance and really get in the way. However, if you're on the hunt for a clever gardening hack, look no further than X (formerly known as Twitter ).
The account 'Today Years Old', which amassed 1 million followers, recently shared their method. The caption simply read, in the now-deleted post: "Work smarter, not harder." Accompanying this was a video featuring a woman putting this motto into practice using a black bin bag.
She placed the bag around her feet and swept all the leaves into it effortlessly. Recoiling it was as easy as that, she had captured every leafy culprit in the bag, ready for recycling collection. The hack scooped for more than 14.
9million views with over 3,100 retweets and 60,000 likes at the time before it was removed. Users chimed in with their reactions. One posed the question: "I will never understand why we put leaves in plastic bags.
.." Another commented: "Trying to workout how I can incorporate this into cleaning my house.
" A third remarked: "Smart lady!" Yet, not everyone was taken aback, with one reminding us, "Been doing that since I was a teen, next!" So would you try this gardening hack soon? Leave a comment below...
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