1. Lawn Damage
   As tleaves build up what they can actually do is mat together, this forms a barrier over the top of the grass which means that your lawn can’t breather. The following spring the full extent of the damage will be evident with bald patches.
2. Save Money
   There is another reason to collect leaves though and it can save you money. Leaves make an excellent addition to your compost heap, which means you can save cash next year on buying compost.
3. Save More Money
   If instead of compost you wanted mulch (there is a difference) you would need to start a separate pile for leaves. This is explained further in the article what to do with your fall leaves.
4. Safety
   On harder non-porous surfaces such as concrete, tarmac, block paved or a slabbed area decaying leaves can become a big hazard when they are wet. Layers and layers of wet compressed leaves are very slippy not just to people but also on sloping driveways.
5. Aesthetics
   Although seasonal leaf fall looks nice at first, it’s a bit like snow, after the first day and a bit of rain it all looks a bit brown and sludgy, nice.

Find out how to look after your lawn by collecting the leaves in this how to use a lawn sweeper.

Lawn sweepers sometimes called leaf sweepers are in my opinion a much better option to the widely used leaf blowers. A leaf blower merely blows all of the leaves in to a pile which you then have to pick up, and then there are always those annoying little pieces that you can’t get up and leave unsightly dark patches on your lawn until it next rains. A leaf sweeper is perhaps best thought of as a vacuum cleaner for the lawn, similarly to the traditional upright vacuum cleaner the lawn sweeper also has a rotating brush mechanism that sweeps the leaved in to the collection box at the back. All you then need to do is to decide what to do with your leaves.

There are three main power sources for leaf sweepers: Hand powered – you either push or pull it. Powered – Similarly to a lawn mower this is either petrol powered or electric powered. Towed – You hitch it up to your utility vehicle.

The type you choose would really be determined by the size of your lawn and the amount of debris it builds up, although it is not always that case the large lawn requires a towed or powered lawn sweeper. You may have a large lawn with just one deciduous tree if this is the case then the leaves on the lawn would be relatively isolated so you may decide that a hand powered sweeper is more than sufficient. On the other hand you may have a small lawn with a lot of trees that shed their leaves. With a lawn full of leaves you really will need to go for the powered option.

Although called lawn sweepers most of them will actual make a very good job at sweeping other surfaces such as concrete and tarmac driveways, patios, decking and a whole host of other outdoor surfaces. This means that your lawn sweeper will be used all year round, so it’s not just another piece of gardening equipment taking up valuable space in your store.