November 01, 2011

Know The Usefulness Of A Lawn Mower To Individuals

By Francois Paige


A lawn is defined as a flat and usually level area of mown and cultivated grass. Many homeowners delight in having their own lawns not only because of the beautiful landscape turfs create but also because of the number of environmental benefits they provide. As such, it is a must to have the right lawn care tools such as a walk-behind reel lawn mower to keep the lawn looking in tiptop condition. Maintaining and caring for the lawn will also be much easier with the appropriate lawn care tools.

The lawn, as abovementioned provides a beautiful and relaxing landscape. In addition to this, many environmental benefits can also be derived from the lawn and one of these is the control of pollution and the reduction of carbon dioxide. Furthermore, by absorbing significant amount of heat, the lawn also help cool outdoor and indoor living spaces. Other than heat, the lawn can also, absorb ambient noises which reduce noise pollution which is suitable in creating quitter homes and neighborhood.

Knowing the benefits that a lawn provides to homeowners it is necessary to maintain it and keep it in a good condition. Thus, equipping oneself with the best lawn care tools is a must. Three of the important lawn tools are the tillers, lawnmowers, and rakes. First is a tiller which is used by homeowners thinking of starting their own lawns. This tool is used in breaking u hardened ground into many pieces which will be used for grass plots. Second is the lawn mower. Lawn mower comes in different types such as the wheel mowers, walk-behind reel lawn mowers, sit-on petrol mowers, etc. This is used for cutting grass and getting smoothly trimmed lawn. Lastly, the rake is used in collecting cut grasses, gathering up blown leaves and debris, and this is also useful in removing small rocks and pebbles from the lawn.

Other important lawn care tools are edge trimmers, spreaders, and hose reels and sprinklers. Edge trimmers are especially necessary in keeping the grasses short in areas that a mower can't reach by sharpening up the lawn edges along sidewalks, driveways, and walkways. Spreaders, on the other hand, are used to apply fertilizers, seeds, and pesticides on the ground, while hose reels and sprinklers are especially important in providing additional water to the grasses especially during dry conditions. Some hand tools that can be handy in caring for the lawn are garden forks and trowels. Garden forks are very much helpful in aerating a lawn while trowels are useful in battling against rosette-type weeds.

All the abovementioned tools in maintaining a lawn such as the walk-behind reel lawn mower are important to effectively keep your lawn in a perfect condition. Other than these tools, other non-essential yet useful tools may also be used in taking care of your lawn. Some of these are the leaf vacuums, electric lawn aerators, weed eaters, electric scarifiers, thermometers, gloves, and rain gauges. Leaf vacuums are used in sucking up fallen leaves from the ground which saves you more time and energy.

Always keeping your lawn in beautiful and in good condition is very important. Hence, it is a must that homeowners select and invest in good sets of lawn care tools like the walk-behind reel lawn mowers.




About the Author:

Francois Paige is a biologist from Toulouse, France. Knowing the benefits he can derive from lawns, he has his own lawn in his home in Toulouse. To always keep his turf in tiptop condition, he invests in good quality lawn care tools and among these is his Einhell Benzin-Rasenmaeher BG-PM 40 P.


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