How do you mow lawn on a slope you can't even reach with a rake? Maybe with a goat? :) And, in my limited understanding of horticulture, I thought leaves happe

How do you mow lawn on a slope you can't even reach with a rake? Maybe with a goat? :) And, in my limited understanding of horticulture, I thought leaves happened later in the year than flowers. Don't they blow off or turn into fertiliser before spring?