Kudos to my neighbor who keeps up with the raking each week, but 30 minutes after he's done, you can't tell the difference between the two yards. Besides, I just throw the leaves in the garden for winter mulch.
I must say I am a bit behind on this one - I haven't raked the leaves yet, and now there's snow on the ground - hopefully things will dry up in the next couple days, so we can get it done.