Selections Long Handled Leaf Collecting Rake Grabber

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This model features moulded grip handles for added comfort and they'd work particularly well for long hedge trimmings. This Long Handled Leaf Grabber is the quick and effortless way to gather up garden debris including leaves, grass cuttings and twigs. If you're worried about the comfort of the hard plastic, why not try them with a pair of trusty gardening gloves? The teeth on the lower edge of the blades help you in collecting the leaves and other debris on the ground.

I was a little worried as the blades dont meet along their length but this doesnt affect their performance. With a length of 90cm this handy tool eliminates the need for tedious bending over to sweep up debris saving your back from aches and pains. As a professional gardener and nurseryman for over 20 years, I always try to invest a little more to get a good, sturdy leaf grabber that won’t twist and will handle my autumn cleanups and, more importantly, speed up the process and make my life a little easier.Overall, these are well worth considering and there probably some of the most affordable leaf grabbers while not being as cheaply made as some of the Chinese plastic alternatives I’ve come across. If you would prefer a more traditional method of collecting leaves, opt for an aluminium garden rake, as these will be lightweight and the least straining. So I still rake them into piles with a plastic tine leaf rake but then I can lift them with this leaf grabber and also rake again by opening it up to get those last few leaves without having to grab the rake again to finish the job off. In particular, a long-handled leaf grabber or leaf collector like my Clear N Collect Leaf Rake Grabber, which I think is one of the best leaf grabbers.

This is a good choice of leaf grabber if you like multi-purpose tools so that you don’t have to use a rake and then switch to a grabber to gather your leaves and pick them up.

In a scissor-like movement, you can bunch leaves together before dumping them into a garden waste bag.

I have personally used this model for years and I’ve always been impressed with the Darlac Grab-N-Lift Leaf Grabber. The Draper Tools Long Handled Leaf Grabber is a grabber with two U-shaped handles that increase its sturdiness, which when compared to my Darlac which has single handles, does make it maybe feel a little better and more capable for large areas but it’s more expensive but probably worth the extra cost.While they're on the more expensive end of the scale as leaf grabbers go, with plenty of five star reviews and from such a trusted brand, they're likely to be a worthwhile investment. All the clean up work is made much easier ,and of course there’s no bending down involved , keep your body upright and lift the prunings without having to bend your back to pick them up. Eliminating the need to bend, the sturdy 40cm (153 /4in) grabber blades are angled to pick up large amounts in one go, so you can simply transfer into a wheelbarrow, compost bin or garden waste bag. A clever design and one to think about if you're fed up of suffering from backache after a day in the garden. If you watch Dragon’s Den (one of my favourite programs) you may have seen the Clear N Collect Multi-Purpose Garden Leaf Rake Grabber.

So when I use it, I open the scoops, put them on the ground and pull them towards me, pulling the leaves, clippings and other debris into a mound or long pile. If you’ve visualised this, then you might have realised the downside to these hand rakes – you still have to bend down, unlike with the other grabbers I review and personally use. If you plan on adding fallen leaves to your compost, or even simply focusing on creating leaf mould compost you can make the job of collecting them much easier with this set of these leaf grabs. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). They’re not very deep though, so don’t expect the utility of a rake, The blades are slightly curved to help them hold all that you pick up.

You continued to use the grabber in the usual way, but you didn’t have to rake the leaves separately. We've included a mix of both leaf grabber designs in our roundup so you can find a suitable match for your needs and outdoor space. It’s well made and I like how you can use it as a rake to collect the leaves into a neat pile and then fold the two halves together to collect the leaves and put them into the compost heap. While many of the blades have some semblance of teeth on their front edge or a kind of serrated edge, it’s not usually enough to pull the leaves into a pile.