When Autumn approaches and leaves begin to accumulate in the garden it’s time for a big cleanup and the best tool for this job is a Garden Vacuum.
There are a variety of makes and models of garden vacuums such as Flymo, Ryobi, Homelite, Black & Decker etc as well as a choice of power options – electric or petrol.
Here are some Tips and things to consider when trying to decide which garden vacuum to buy.
Weight of Garden Vacuum: This seems obvious but some model are a bit heavier than others and you want to make sure you will be comfortable carrying it around the garden. Weight and other specifications can be seen on the various pages of this website.
Comfort: How easy is it to use, does it have shoulder straps to help you carry it around or a cruise setting on the controls so you don’t need to constantly apply pressure. Again click on the various pages relating to each model for specific information.
Mulching ratio: This is a measure of how the garden vacuum compacts the leaves, so the higher this is the better
Size of Collection bag: Typically the bigger the bag the better as you won’t need to empty the leaves too often.
Petrol or electric: Typically for use on any small to medium sized garden then the electric option makes sense. Petrol Garden Vacuums are useful when you have a large garden and don’t want to be trying to find plug points and messing about with extension cables etc
