A Rolling Leaf Sweeper gathers leaves on a lawn. It is manufactured of high strength steel covered with a rust resistant coating. The collection bag has a volume of 7 cubic feet. Some models of Leaf Sweeper and Garden Vacuum have a U shaped zip to empty its contents. A Deluxe Leaf Sweeper gathers leaves and lawn clippings. It has a 26” swath and an...
The lawn mower is a mechanical tool or device that exactly shaves the surface of the grass by using rapidly rotating blades. Form years grass used to be cut by workers who walked through fields wielding small, sharp scythes. It was a tiring and slow, manual cutting process and was ineffective as the scythes worked well only when the grass was wet. ...
Lawn clippings are mainly grass leaves along with some stems that are cut by the lawn mower. Earlier clippings were bagged using rotary mowers. It was thought that they might aid thatch development. But this assumption is now disproved.
The Present
In summer period, 20-30% of residential wastes are made up of grass clippings. These en...
Soil Testing compares soil characteristics and crop nutrient requirements and ascertains fertile soil. Thus it ensures no excess fertilizer use or pollution providing substance. It also furnishes the information required to maintain soil fertility. Elements are separated and measured. The fertilizer to be used is suggested. PH, Humic substance and ...
The suburban lawn and gardens are the ones that receive the highest percentage of pesticides application per acre than most other lands in the whole of the United States even more than the agricultural lands. These hazardous effects of the usage of these lawn chemicals have shown through different studies. They are also found to slowly drift into t...
Leaves, grass, twigs, roots and other wastes from lawns sum up to approximately 18% of the annual municipal waste. For summer, grass makes up 50% of the municipal waste, while in fall leaves causes 60-80% of the total waste. This gigantic amount of wastes strains the municipal collection systems as it raises the expenses required for the extra equi...
A mechanical spreader is prevalent. It is of 2 types – Drop and Rotary spreader. For both a hopper is filled with nutrients and the spreader is pushed on the lawn. The drop one has an aperture at the base of the hopper. The trigger is pulled to open the cover and the material moves through the aperture into the lawn. The area of lawn fertilized dur...
Mulch is a mixture of entire or shredded leaves, grass clippings, bark, compost, pine needles or peanut shells encircled around a plant on top of the ground for enriching the soil. It acts as a protective layer on top of the soil. Don’t apply mulch very close to the plant. Applying mulch in early spring retains moisture and checks weed growth. It i...
Fountains are a soothing sight after a stressful day. The sight of water has a cooling effect on any one and refreshes both the eyes and soul of a depressed person. Today, people have realised the effect of the sight and sound of water has a natural stress relieving and cooling effect. People who have faith in feng shui and its powers usually in...
There is a wide array of contemporary fountains designed to attract the customer. Fountains are visually beautiful and they help to enrich the environment with the soothing and mesmerizing water sounds.. The water that is sprayed usually depends on the nozzle that is fixed. The nozzle gives the shape to the fountain of water sprayed. To have the sp...