July 7th, 2021 by Sarah Miles

While we’d venture that most garden garages or sheds are equipped with a lawnmower, a strimmer, and maybe a power washer, you’re less likely to find a device such as a leaf blower lurking in there. After all, a brush does just as good a job – right?

Well, it may be time for you to take a fresh look at leaf blowers because not only are they invaluable pieces of garden equipment; they are not even limited to blowing leaves – despite what their name suggests.

Here are 5 benefits of owning a leaf blower:

1. Save time and effort

A leaf blower makes short work of clearing the leaves from your lawn. Not only does this reduce a job that could potentially take hours to mere minutes, but it is also significantly less physically demanding work. The brushing motion is both hard on your arms and on your back whereas a leaf blower makes light work of the task.

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2. Care for your grass

Your lawn can be delicate, so you don’t want to spend lots of time tending to it, only to rip half of it up by the roots by repeatedly agitating it with a stiff brush. A leaf blower is, by nature, a non-contact method of moving the leaves and debris from the grass and is therefore considerably kinder to it.

3. Increase your reach

Due to the length of the device, the various attachments you can get, and the distance of the forced air, a leaf blower gives you a huge amount of reach. This not only shifts leaves much more effectively on the ground; it also allows you to reach high areas, such as guttering, into the corners in garages and sheds. In addition, it’ll help you clear around awkward spaces such as under garden furniture and around pots and planters.

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4. Not just for leaves

When it comes to mess in the garden, dead leaves are often only half the story. Twigs and sticks, fallen blossom, or stones and grit are all common sights. These things aren’t just unsightly – they can cause problems when you go to mow your lawn. A leaf blower is well-equipped to deal with all these things. It can even be used to clear pathways and drives of snow or excess water!

5. Not just for gardens

To judge a leaf blower’s true value, think outside the garden itself. Have you ever needed your car or bike to dry off faster when you’ve washed it? A leaf blower can be used for that. Have you ever spent as long clearing up sawdust after a session making something in the shed as doing the actual job, or resent having to clean all the clippings off the lawnmower or strimmer after using them? A leaf blower can do that as well.

Maybe it’s time to see leaf blowers in a whole new light?