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 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 you upgrade from a rake to a leaf blower, there’s no going back. Moving lots of leaves—and blowing other types of debris, such as beach sand from a deck—is simply so much easier, faster, and less ...

You know a leaf blower when you hear it. You might even be able to smell one from afar. And if you’re close enough, you probably had to steer clear of its long nozzle blasting away clusters of leaves.

You clean the filter with a soft, dry brush, compressed air, or rinse it with a mild detergent if it is a sponge-type filter.

Montgomery County revises its gas leaf blower ban enforcement, dropping photo requirement amid immigrant community concerns.