leaf mould

a nitrogen-rich material consisting of decayed leaves, etc, used as a fertilizer

any of various fungus diseases affecting the leaves of certain plants

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How he had planned, dug, planted it; pruned his fruit trees; placed his anemones in leaf-mould, his bulbs on sand.

Christmas Roses and Other Stories |Anne Douglas Sedgwick
Peat and leaf-mould also answer; but a stiff clay will not do unless it has been cultivated and mixed with lighter stuff.

The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots, 16th Edition |Sutton and Sons
Now, in the third week of November, the most pressing work is the collecting of leaves for mulching and leaf-mould.

Wood and Garden |Gertrude Jekyll
They should be planted in loam, peat, leaf-mould, and sharp sand.

The Children's Book of Gardening |Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick

Both the Show and the Alpine varieties should be sown in pans filled with a mixture of sweet sandy loam and leaf-mould.

The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots, 16th Edition |Sutton and Sons