It does make everything look nice.
As you can see on the railing and bushes, there was a significant amount.
However, it is light and puffy and very sweepable. These are the tracks of our backyard squirrels who come on our deck looking for peanuts. We have stopped feeding them since they took up residence in the roof of our front verandah. My husband and sons managed to get them vacated and blocked up the hole. As far as I know, they have no known enemies.