Here are the 7 gardening and home tools you will need for fall for the perfect clean yard. You don’t want all those leaves just sitting in your yard looking messy, blocking any drains, and creating places for wildlife to hibernate.
This will be easy with the right type of tools. A few hours work will help to keep your yard looking tidy, and give you a sense of accomplishment.
1. Leaf Blower
A leaf blower will make it extremely easy to get fallen leaves off of your walkways, driveways, and places they shouldn’t be by simply blowing them away. They also blow leaves into an area where picking up the pile is easiest.
There are gas blowers, battery powered blowers, and electric blowers available on the open market. Gas-powered tend to have more power than electric ones. Battery powered ones are fantastic for smaller yards. Some models are equipped with a vacuum setting! Leaf blowers come in a backpack, handheld, and walk behind blower. Do a little research to find the best fit for you.
2. Rake
You’ll need this to gather leaves and debris to make clean up faster. Rakes come in many different shapes and sizes as well. Household Tips Guide lists all the different kinds of rakes you can get. A lightweight leaf rake will move things along much more quickly than you would think, and will be much less tiring that an extra heavy duty one.
3. Gardening Bags
Now that you have all the debris and leaves together, you need garden bags to put them in. These bags stand up by themselves and are durable enough to hold the leaves and debris you gather in your yard. You can then move them to your compost pile or set them out for recycling pickup.
4. Gardening Attire
To keep yourself comfortable and protected, you will need a good pair of gardening boots for foot and ankle support. Being in the garden can get messy, garden boots are made for the mud and protect your feet and ankles from getting dirty or wet.
You also need to protect your hands while gardening. Get yourself a good pair of gardening gloves to protect your hands from water, soil, thorns, and bugs.
Dress in loose comfortable layers, so when you warm up after working a bit, you can shed a layer to stay cool.
A hat is nice to have too when you’re working during the day if the sun is out. Protect the top of your head and your face with a little bit of shade from the heat, and use sunscreen.
5. Bear Claw Leaf Scoopers
Leaf scoopers are a fun way to grab a ton of leaves at the same time to place them into the garden bag. They look like so much fun that you might be able to get your kids to do this chore with you.
6. Pruners and Manual Pocket Chainsaws
Pruners are an essential part of clean up. Remove dead flower stalks without damaging the main plant. A manual pocket chainsaw can cut off low-hanging and dead branches with little effort. This can help with cleaning up around the house for the winter. Branches can easily get blown around in the wind during the winter and can cause problems with snow removal.
7. Pressure Washer
A pressure washer is an awesome tool to have at your home all year long. You can use a pressure washer to clean your siding, fence, deck, walkways, garage door, grill, outdoor furniture, trash cans, and so much more.
Fall Garden Tools for Easier Maintenance
Make your life a little easier. Now that you have all the tools you need, it will be easier and simpler to maintain your beautiful yard in the fall!