to want my lawn to stop growing and for the final leaves to fall?

[grovel]

Get on with it, Nature.

Totally agree. I am fed up with racking up the leaves and I really don't want to mow the lawn again .

Yep. I've done the 'final' cut at least six times. The hedge needs cutting, the roses are flowering and we have't even had a ground frost yet. The bloody geraniums are flowering.
Bored of it now.

My 'spring' bulbs have aslo made an apperance.....