Uses of newspaper in the garden

[senua]

I use shredded newspaper as some of the 'brown' in my compost heap.
Can I use it to make 'leaf mould' ?
Any other uses or handy tips?

Mixed into the compost heap is fine, but you can't turn them into leaf mould, as leaves have all sorts of nutrients in them that break down to make leaf mould, and newspaper doesn't have that.

I did see a clip somewhere of how to fold and roll sheets of newspaper into temporary plant pots, for growing things like runner bean seeds in. When they've sprouted, you plant the whole thing, newspaper and all, into the ground.

Make plant pots!

schoolgardening.rhs.org.uk/resources/sequence-card/how-to-make-newspaper-pots

you can't turn them into leaf mould, as leaves have all sorts of nutrients in them that break down to make leaf mould, and newspaper doesn't have that.
I thought that, when leaves turn brown in the autumn, that was the goodness going back into the branches/trunk (permanent structure) and the leaves were discarded as waste. And that's why leaf-mould is good for seedlings - because it doesn't have too much nutrient that might scorch the sensitive little babies.
As a corollary, I was wondering if paper - made from wood pulp - would create a more nutritious "leaf mould".

Thanks for the 'temporary plant pot' tip. It's a bit like using the cardboard inners from loo rolls but it makes bigger pots.