Homeowners with large gardens containing a significant number of trees will benefit greatly from the purchase of a hand-held petrol leaf blower come the autumn months. It will enable the rapid clearance of large areas of garden that regularly become covered in a carpet of leaves. Modern machines are lightweight and quiet running with very tight emissions control so that you still feel fresh even after an extended period of use. Leaf collection is now possible with many models thanks to easily fitted vacuum kits, with several machines containing a shredding blade to reduce the volume of leaves collected into the mesh leaf bag (included with the kit).