When autumn comes around, the very idea of raking up all the dead leaves and debris can be a daunting prospect, even for any avid gardener. Fortunately, there are some tools of the trade which will make light work of this tedious task. A leaf blower or garden vacuum is the perfect tool; it will not only save time but removes the physical job of clearing a garden. So what’s the difference? I hear you ask. Well people tend to prefer employing a leaf blower when they have large volumes of leaves or debris to clear up or have to cover a considerable area. The leaves will be blown into one or more large piles which can then be placed into bags at a later time.

A garden vacuum might be more ideal when you’ve got a smaller garden as you can only store so many leaves before you must empty the bag. However, if you really don’t fancy having to manually place the leaves inside a bag you may get large garden vacuums which have spacious storage containers. Should you be looking for a combination of both then think about multi-functional, all-in-one leaf blower and garden vacuum. This lets you effortlessly accomplish both piling and gathering of garden debris simultaneously. First you can utilize the blowing feature to make a pile of dead leaves along with other garden debris, then change to the vacuum feature to suck up the accumulated debris that ends up in an easy to dispose of waste bag. Just as before, the downside to this option is that gardeners can only cover a smaller area before needing to replace the bag.

Should you be looking to shop for a leaf blower or a garden vacuum then you should also think about how it’s powered. Generally they are either powered by gas or electric. Gas powered leaf blowers and garden vacuums will be more powerful concerning blowing power and speed and so are ideal if you happen to have a sizable quantity of leaves to collect. However, they often are quite loud and require some strength because they are comparatively heavy. Electric ones normally cost less and are usually quieter; also, they are very lightweight.The down-side, however, is that if you opt for a non-cordless leaf blower or garden vacuum then you will be limited to exactly how much of your garden one can cover. Moving around your garden can become quite difficult particularly if the cord isn’t long enough to cover the entire area.