Several local landscapers stopped in to the Environmental Advisory Commission March 2 to give their opinions on the proposed ...

The push to ban gas-powered leaf blowers has gained an unlikely figurehead: Cate Blanchett, the Australian actress. “Leaf blowers need to be eradicated from the face of the Earth,” she said in an ...

Even though the fall has elapsed, a good-quality leaf blower is still one of the most useful home improvement items to have around. These tools can be either corded, cordless, or powered by gasoline, ...

On a recent morning, I stepped into my backyard with the decibel reader on my phone and watched as the needle quivered between 92 and 96 dB, securely in the red “danger” zone (the equivalent of ...

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When I was a kid, I used to help my mother clear leaves the old-fashioned way — with a rake. These days, I don’t see many rakes in my neighborhood. It seems everyone has a leaf blower or a landscaper ...

When the leaves start accumulating, these machines whoosh away the mess.