You might also want to take note of which way the wind is blowing. Even a moderate wind can send the snow stream back into ...

It’s barely December — in fact, winter hasn’t even officially arrived — but if you’re like me, you’re already extremely over shoveling. And if you also woke up this morning and looked out the window ...

If you're just tired of shoveling, need to replace an aging snowblower, or are looking for something bigger and better, a new ...

MANY TOPICS divide Americans: illegal immigration, abortion, the rights of transgender people. And then there are leaf blowers. In recent years dozens of municipalities have enacted ordinances ...

The push to ban gas-powered leaf blowers has gained an unlikely figurehead: Cate Blanchett, the Australian actress. “Leaf blowers need to be eradicated from the face of the Earth,” she said in an ...

ANN ARBOR, MI — With just over two years to go before gas-powered leaf blowers are banned year-round in Ann Arbor, the city is offering new financial incentives to help residents make the transition ...

WALNUT CREEK — Many leaves on the 1,200 trees near Jeanette Asselin’s Countrywood home still haven’t dropped, but she’s already worried about how to pick them all up. The 72-year-old Asselin, who has ...

The best time to upgrade your snow blower (or upgrade to a snow blower if you're still manually using a shovel) is before the first snowfall of the winter. Of course, you don't want to rush into ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." A leaf blower may be a simple enough tool, but its powerful gas engine or electric motor and moving parts ...