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When fall is already in your yard, a leave falls from a tree every single second. Raking up leaves is a monotonous work. The process can be fast and easy if you don't let leaves pile up outside for too long. If it starts raining and there are too many leaves in your yard, they can get stuck on the ground and damage the grass underneath them. So, don't postpone cleaning up the leaves or you might regret it. Here we will show a few methods of removing foliage that work best.

The best way to have a clean yard is to clean up the foliage every weekend until all trees are bare. When too many leaves fall at once, they become thick and therefore difficult to remove with the lawn mower.

Lawn Vacuum

A big machine like lawn vacuum can help you remove the foliage, grass and yard debris. They will rid leaves from your yard quickly. There products are sold in electric, gas and manual models. The most expensive ones are gas lawn vacuums. They are very powerful and effective. If you live on a tight budget, we suggest you purchase manual vacuums as they are less expensive.

If you have a big lawn and lots of trees, you had better buy a lawn vacuum.

Leaf Blower

If you are looking for a less-expensive alternative to lawn vacuums and other leaf removals, use leaf blowers. It may take you a little longer to tackle all the piles of leaves using this tool but it is still an option. Plus, it's less work than raking up foliage. Compared to lawn vacuums and rakes, leaf blower is placed in the middle. Just like lawn vacuums, this type of leaf removal is sold in various models. You can either run the machine on gas or use an electric model. Gas leaf blowers are more expensive and noisier, but they are very powerful and handle sticky foliage more easily.

Note that leaf blowers can cause irritation if you are allergic to mold. If you want to reduce or eliminate mold growth, you ought to clean up the leaves once they fall. Don't postpone leaf removal.

Mulching Lawnmower

Mulching lawnmowers are one of the best tools to remove leaves. They are a combination of all the other machines mentioned here. They first cut leaves and grass clippings to small pieces. After that they are put back onto the lawn. When using this method, you don't need to deal with the leaves after that. Which saves you extra effort and trash bags. Mulching mowers can be found in electric and gas models.

Leaf Shredder

This type of machine can help you cut leaves into small pieces. You need a leaf shredder for two reasons. The first is if you tend to recycle leaves. Small foliage pieces can be used to make compost or mulch. If you don't gather foliage and simply throw it away, having a leaf shredder to cut the piles of leaves will reduce the number of bags you are going to need. Which will also reduce the amount of effort needed to deal with the leaves.

Machines of this kind are sold in different varieties and models. Some lawn vacuums even have built-in leaf shredders. If you can afford to buy such a machine, you'd better go for it. There are can-style shredders that can stand on their own. The way they work is, you collect the foliage just like you always do, then place them on the shredder and wait for it to do the job. Needless to say, you need to put a bag underneath to gather the leaves.

Leaf Collector

No matter what tool you choose to clean up the leaves in your yard, you may need to have a leaf collector. This is where you can store all the foliage you pick up from the ground (as well as trash bags).