"Nick Maclaren" <nmm1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> In article <WemdnR0BxdsS0ezVRVnyvwA@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Angela" <who@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:
> |> I have just moved to a new house which has lots of trees . It is
clear
> I am
> |> going to need to invest in a garden vacuum/blower, but I have no idea
> what
> |> to look for except I want an electric one.
>
> Having seen a fair number of people use them (mostly in the line of
> work), almost all blowers are less effective than a decent grass
> rake.
>
> While vacuums do work better, I doubt that the cheap ones are any
> more effective than a rake, either.
>
The main advantage of a vacuum is that it also chops/shreds the leaves
making them better to compost. Having over 100 trees in the garden means I
am getting to be quite an expert at clearing leaves. I have discovered it
becomes an all year round job when you also have a large number of big
hollies. Yew needles are also a PITA as they are so easily trodden into
the
house and are almost impossible to sweep from the tarmac. See;
http://share.ovi.com/media/Muddymike.Garden/Muddymike.10523?sort=5
For these reasons I use a Billy Goat vacuum. Its big, its noisy, it uses a
lot of petrol, and the bag is a pain to empty, but it sucks up everything
in
its path. As soon as the rain stops for long enough I shall be using the
Billy Goat today.
Mike
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