Posts Tagged ‘gardening tools’

Leaf Blower – Choose the Right Option to Experience the Benefits

Friday, July 24th, 2009

Do you do a whole lot of landscaping work? If so, a leaf blower-vac is definitely going to be an important tool to have on hand. It comes with many benefits, but to enjoy those benefits, you must make sure that you choose the right leaf blower. You must choose one that will meet your unique needs. This helps you to make sure your blower vac will make landscaping much easier to deal with.

Various Leaf Blowers Available

In order to make the right choice, you must make sure you are aware of all the leaf blower options that you have. An electric blower is one of the options available for purchase. They are often corded, but some are available without cords, which can be beneficial.

There are two basic styles to choose from when you want to purchase an electric leaf blower. You can go with one that is heavy duty or one that is considered to be light duty. If you need to blow off the porch, patio, or the deck, then the light duty ones are a great idea. For more power, the heavy duty blowers are probably going to work the best.

Things I Like About My Aunt’s Bamboo Compost Pail

Saturday, June 28th, 2008

She just bought a bamboo compost pail two weeks or so ago and I have to say, I am jealous. I always thought having a compost bucket in your kitchen was a sure recipe for fruit flies, mold and bad smells, but I had to take it all back when I viewed this thing in action.

She can put all the kitchen scraps generated by her family of five in there and she only has to take it out once per week or so. It looks absolutely beautiful, and best of all, it has redundant filters so there is absolutely no stench!

Not only does the bamboo look great in her kitchen but the bamboo plant is a fast growing, easy to feed, non-resource intensive renewable resource. Unlike many trees that take several decades to mature, bamboo for wood can be grown in just a couple seasons, making it one of the most green materials in existence.

The compost pail is also very resilient, making it a far superior material over, say, ceramic, when it comes to things falling off the counter (hey, it happens) and unlike some of the stainless steel ones out there, it doesn’t show off every single mark and fingerprint.