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Mulched material from the DR Leaf and Lawn Vac

Mulching Fall Flower Beds

  • Date November 22, 2016
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Fall clean up is done, you’ve tackled and won against the massive amounts of leaves in your yard. They’ve been collected, shredded into the back of your DR Leaf and Lawn Vacuum and are now a nutrient rich mulch, but what do you do with it?   It’s time to put your gardens to bed… Read More

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Compost Express—How to Make Compost in Half the Time

  • Date October 27, 2016
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Fall is a terrific time for making compost, partly because leaves are a fantastic source of soil enriching nutrients. As you probably plan to remove those leaves from your lawn, recycling them into your compost pile is a win-win proposition. Leaves need to break down in order to integrate with the other organic matter in… Read More

10 Ways To Prepare Your Property For Winter

  • Date November 24, 2014
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As winter approaches, it may feel like there’s not much you can do to prepare. But there is! There’s a lot you can do to make sure that winter’s damage is minimal and that your spring chores are as easy as possible. These are the 10 things that we’re doing to prepare for winter: 1. Mow it short.… Read More

6 Things You Must Do To Your Lawn Before Winter

  • Date September 30, 2014
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Fall has arrived! At this time of the year, you may be thinking that your lawn is pretty much on cruise control until next spring. Think again! There are a few essential things that you must do to your lawn before winter hits. Get them done while the weather’s still palatable and you’ll thank yourself… Read More

3 Reasons to Till At the End of the Summer

  • Date September 25, 2014
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At the end of the summer, when the last tomato has been picked and the final basil leaf turned into pesto, it’s tempting to forget about the garden and move on to other endeavors. But wait! There is a simple task that you can do that will ensure a fruitful (vegetable-ful?) garden for next year.… Read More

Leaf Vacuum Rental: Is It Worth It?

  • Date August 29, 2014
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As summer nears its end, the old-fashioned rake becomes the tool you reach for more often than the lawn mower, the lopper, or the ladder. And it doesn’t take long with the rake to ask yourself, “isn’t there a better way to do this?” For the first few minutes, raking is almost pleasant, but drawn… Read More

7 Reasons to Choose an Electric Log Splitter

  • Date August 21, 2014
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Don’t get us wrong, there are also plenty of reasons to choose a gas-powered log splitter. But electric models are sometimes overlooked in favor of their more traditional combustion counterparts. Take a look at what an electric log splitter could do for you, and how it could make this splitting season easier: 1. Split indoors.… Read More

5 Essential Features to Look for in a Log Splitter

  • Date July 31, 2014
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If you’ve started shopping for a log splitter, or are thinking of upgrading from swinging the ol’ maul for hours on end, you’ll need to know what features to look for. There is a lot of information out there about log splitters, from important facts all the way down to virtually meaningless specifications. How do… Read More

6 Incredible Facts About Flywheel Log Splitters

  • Date July 28, 2014
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    Flywheel technology is the wave of the future when it comes to log splitting. Instead of using hydraulics as most log splitters do, flywheel log splitters use a hefty flywheel system that stores kinetic energy from the engine in spinning flywheels, releasing it in one burst to pop through logs with record speed. No waiting… Read More

The 3 Keys to Maximum Vacuum Power!

  • Date July 21, 2014
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When it comes to leaf and lawn vacuuming, vacuum power is of paramount importance. We recently redesigned our Leaf and Lawn Vacs, giving them more vacuum power than ever before. We used 3 crucial components to maximize airflow: 1. The Most Powerful Engines We started with engines with more torque than any other system available… Read More

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