5 of The Top Trees & Shrubs For Adding Fall Colors To Your Yard

5 of The Top Trees & Shrubs For Adding Fall Colors To Your Yard

Sugar Maple- The Sugar Maple is a great tree that makes a nice fall statement, it has gorgeous red, orange or yellow leaves towards the end of the season.



Sweet Birch- The Sweet Birch is a very pretty tree. It has cinnamon colored peeling bark and dark green leaves that turn a very beautiful golden yellow color in the fall.



Japanese Maple- The Japanese Maple is one of the best-known plants for the autumn, they turn on their glowing shades of red, orange, or yellow at season's end.



Stewartia- The Stewartia is a top-notch tree that looks very pretty throughout the year. It has dark green leaves make a nice foil for the late-summer, white camellia-shape flowers. In fall, the leaves turn festive shades of orange, yellow, and red.



Ginkgo- The Ginkgo is slow growing but it has fan shaped leaves. In the fall they show shades of luminous, golden yellow. After all the leaves have fallen you will be waiting until next fall.

Leaf Blower Safety

Leaf Blower Safety

Be Aware of What is Around You

* Leaf blowers are loud so be considerate to the ones around you and do your business and go on.

* Do not point leaf blowers at people or animals

* Do not leave blowers around so young children can play with them.

Dress Appropriate

* Wear goggles & ear plugs. You might even want to wear a dusk mask if it is dry outside. Your health is the most important

* Wearing long pants and long sleeves protects your skin the best.

* Wear snug clothing so you can move freely and avoid getting anything caught in the moving parts of your blower.

Use the Leaf Blower in the Correct Way

* Know how to operate your leaf blower corectly.

* Blowers should not be used in-doors or should not be used while on a ladder or other objects.

* Do not use leaf blowers to spread chemicals or any other toxic substances.

* Do not alter your blower or remove any safety features.

* Never use a plug in blower while standing on any wet surfaces.

Maintenance, Repair & Storage

* Turn off the blower and let it cool down before adding more gasoline.

* Make sure you add the proper gas mixture.

* Before doing any work on the leaf blower turn it off and disconnect the spark plug wire.

* Before you store your leaf blower be sure the engine is completely cooled off.