Leaf removal?

I am watching the leaves fill my yard and have absolutely no motivation to remove them myself this year. I am looking for any referrals for leaf removal. I know I can go the craigslist route if I have to, but was looking for personal experiences. Any help would be appreciated.

 

Hire a local teen to rake and bag them.

 

amen! heck- I'll do it for a Foster's gift card and a foot rub... lol

 

When we lived in Falls Church we had to rake the leaves to the curb ourselves (and there were a LOT!!!!!) but the city sent a truck around to suck them all from the curb. So cool to watch.

 

I just have too many leaves. I already cleared the front once but it needs it again. And I haven't even touched the back-I have about a third of an acre of grass with large trees all around. Makes for a beautiful setting, but I end up paying for it every fall.

And every fall I threaten to hire someone, but always end up doing it myself.

 

mdcrim and others--

How about renting a leaf vacuum with a shredder and then composting the leaves for your gardens (flowers and vegetables) for mulch?

Since we have a 25 acre farm near Leesburg, we compost our leaves and it makes good mulch for our gardens. Also, if you want the name of a company who has the HUGE yard vacuums--PM or post here--and I will give you the name of a company that we have used in the past on our farm.

Good luck--too bad my quads are buy tomorrow working on our farm--otherwise you use them.

Foodie

 

So far I've raked the back yard three times....small TH yard but it backs to trees as most do in Broadlands. The final rake usually involves the shrubby and deciduous plant leaves and the pesky pin oak leaves. I've yet to identify the pin oak dropping those annoying leaves!

I'm not complaining about having to rake - would much rather get some physical excercise and fresh air than use a noisy leaf blower, especially on a Sunday when I enjoy the relative quiet of the neighborhood.

Please refer to the Broadlands newsletter for the list of teens willing to do yardwork for pay. I think it's refreshing to see that there are so many industrious teens and with the holidays around the corner you're sure to find several willing to earn some extra cash.