Everything I grab when the leaves start dropping — a cordless blower and leaf vacuum, a wide rake and leaf scoops, a drawstring tarp and heavy-duty bags, plus the fertilizer, seed, spreader, and frost covers that get the lawn and garden ready for win...
Light enough to swing one-handed, and it clears the driveway and patio in minutes without dragging a cord around.
WORX 20V Cordless Leaf Blower WG547
Flip it to vacuum mode and it shreds the leaves as it sucks them up, so one bag holds what used to fill a dozen.
BLACK+DECKER 3-in-1 Leaf Blower Vacuum Mulcher
The head fans out wide for the open lawn and narrows to get under shrubs, then collapses small enough to hang in the garage.
Buyplus Adjustable Telescopic Metal Leaf Rake
My go-to for pulling leaves out of flower beds and tight corners where a big rake just mashes everything.
Fiskars Xact Hand Rake, Ergonomic Handle
Like giant hands for leaf piles — I scoop a whole armful straight into the bag without bending over a hundred times.
Rugg Original Leaf Scoops; 1 Pair
It pops open and stands on its own, so I can rake right into it and fold it flat when I'm done.
UQM Portable Foldable Pop Up Leaf Collector
Rake onto it, pull the drawstring, and drag the whole pile to the curb or compost in one trip.
Rocky Mountain Goods 9'x9' Drawstring Tarp
Thick enough that sticks and acorns don't punch through, and one box gets me through the entire fall.
Tasker 55 Gallon Heavy Duty Lawn & Leaf Bags
Grippy, breathable, and cheap enough that I keep a pair by the back door and another in the shed.
COOLJOB 2 Pairs Women's Gardening Gloves, Medium
For hauling thorny branches and brush, I switch to these — real cowhide that still lets me grip the loppers.
WZQH Leather Work Gloves for Men/Women
Clean, easy cuts for deadheading and trimming back perennials before the first frost.
Fiskars Bypass Pruning Shears 5/8" Cut
Long handles give me the reach and leverage to take down overgrown branches up to an inch and a half thick.
Fiskars 28” Garden Bypass Loppers, 1.5" Cut
The telescoping handles let me shape the tops of the hedges from the ground instead of balancing on a ladder.
Corona 10″ Extendable Hedge Shears
Hauls branches, mulch, and bags of leaves across the yard, and the quick-release dump saves me from unloading by hand.
Gorilla Carts Poly Dump Cart, 600 lb, 4 Cu ft
Cold, damp ground is rough on the knees, and this pad makes weeding and bulb planting way more comfortable.
Fiskars 11x18 Garden Kneeling Pad Foam
Fall is the most important feeding of the year, and this is what I put down so the grass greens up fast in spring.
Scotts Turf Builder WinterGuard Fall Lawn Food
Cool fall temps are perfect for fixing bare spots, and this mix of seed, mulch, and fertilizer makes it nearly foolproof.
Scotts EZ Seed Patch & Repair Sun & Shade 10 lbs
Spreads fertilizer and seed evenly, and the edge guard keeps it off the driveway and out of the flower beds.
Scotts Turf Builder EdgeGuard Mini Spreader
Perfect for small patches of seed now and ice melt on the steps later, so it earns its spot all year.
Scotts Whirl Hand-Powered Spreader for Seed & Fertilizer
Fall is bulb season, and the depth markers mean every tulip and daffodil goes in at just the right depth.
FLORA GUARD Bulb Planter with Depth Markers
Chuck it into a cordless drill and I can plant a whole bag of bulbs in the time it takes to dig a few holes by hand.
K-Brands Auger Drill Bit 2 Pack 1.6" & 3.5" x16"
When an early frost is in the forecast, I throw this over the mums and the last of the veggies to buy a few more weeks.
Plant Covers Freeze Protection 10x30 ft Row Cover
Cheap insurance against a burst pipe — these go on every outdoor spigot the day I put the hoses away.
Frost King FC1 Outdoor Foam Faucet Cover, 4-Pack
Hooks onto the hose and flushes the gutters from the ground once the leaves are down, no ladder required.
