I did this for 3 years at my old house and it worked great. I built raised beds and filled the beds with shredded leaves in the fall every year. I never tilled. The beds had tons of worms and the soil stayed moist longer, thus reducing the need to water all the time. I moved last year and need to start again. The first few times you mow the lawn in the spring, you can collect the grass clippings and throw them in as well.
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