"Shepherd" expounded:

On a yard as small as yours with only one tree, raking is no problem at all.
On the lawns around here that measure from 20,000 to 25,000 sq. ft. or more,
with half a dozen large mature oak trees, it is a very big deal indeed.

Very true. I've got a yard that big, with many oaks and pines, and
use both rakes and electric leaf blowers. The electric ones need
cords, true, but they're much quieter and less polluting than the gas
ones.

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Ann, Gardening in zone 6a
Just south of Boston, MA
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