This was an exciting read! It reminds me of one of the greatest days of my gardening life, I'll never forget it. I was watching a guy trim shrubs all around the bank across the street and pile all of this in his pickup truck until it was heaping up higher than the cab. Not hard, woody cuttings, but all soft new growth he was trimming with a an electric hedge shear. I asked if he wouldn't mind dumping that in my yard across the street. He looked at me like I was dangerously disturbed but I convinced him to do it. That was some of the best "mulch" I've ever put on beds!
