Opt for quieter electric leaf blowers instead of gas models, and follow local laws on noise limits, time restrictions, and bans on gas-powered tools. Limit leaf blower use to hours that are less ...
Lawn care, like any other task, requires the right tool for the job. In most instances, choosing the tool isn’t hard — when cutting the grass, you need a lawn mower. However, when there are a number ...
The familiar roar of gas-powered leaf blowers is turning into a political fault line, as cities and states move to restrict or phase out the machines and lawn crews and conservative lawmakers push ...
Raise your hand if you really like raking leaves. No, didn’t think so! A leaf blower makes the job a whole lot quicker and takes much less physical effort. There are models for every budget and every ...
The best backpack leaf blowers combine powerful performance with ergonomic comfort, making them ideal for anyone managing a larger yard or outdoor space filled with trees. If you’ve been struggling ...
A gradual ban on noisy, polluting gas-powered leaf blowers in Portland officially went into effect on Jan. 1. The new law, approved by the Portland City Council last March, will eliminate the machines ...
Leave aside, for a moment, the usual complaints about leaf blowers and lawn mowers — that their noise and smell are noxious and inescapable in most neighborhoods. There’s another, more pressing reason ...
CITY HALL — In a move meant to crackdown on illegal leaf blowing, the City Council on Tuesday unanimously voted to change the way City Hall enforces its ban on the noisy machines and opted to spend ...
Some West University Place residents want to return to a quieter time when autumn leaves were raked by hand instead of tossed in the air by leaf blowers. The machines, they say, are too noisy, jarring ...