Carpet rakes are also a great way to reinvigorate your carpets . They do so by combing the fibers in a uniform way, which in turn gives the flooring a like-new look. With more than 25 years of rubber-to-metal manufacturing experience, we welcome your consideration and look forward to developing a solution for your unique or traditional application. Raking is an activity that involves repetitive movement. This is true whether you are raking the soil, clearing dead moss from the lawn or cleaning up leaves. When you rake, maintain a good posture and try to develop a gentle, consistent movement. The Wizard Rubber Rake, belonging to the Premier line of Bulldog tools, is a great tool for collecting debris on any kind of surface. Equipped with rubber tines, it can be used with ease and will not damage or scratch surfaces. Alongside raking comes clearing debris. A long-handled leaf grabber uses a scissor action to collect fallen leaves and debris. This limits any bending. You will need to use both hands to work them.

If you garden from a wheelchair or seat, look for lightweight short-handled, telescopic or multi-change rakes. This will help you get the correct length tool. These may also be the best options if you garden with one hand. This is essentially a large plastic sheet that you can rake leaves onto. The sheet has handles at each corner. This allows you to make it into a bag shape and transport the leaves to your compost / garden waste bin. You can put natural materials like leaves, moss and grass clippings on the compost pile or garden waste collection. There are plenty of other ways to make use of collected leaves. Read our guide to using autumn leaves for ideas. You may need to take stones to a special recycling centre.

As autumn comes to an end, our lawns are often covered in a mass of brown leaves. These may be fun to crunch through, but they are not very good for the the lawn if they are left over winter.

If you have a weak grip, arm or hand pain, or want to make raking more comfortable, add on handles can help. These keep your arm and hand in a natural position, avoiding bending and twisting. You can combine these with arm support cuffs. A rake is one of the important items in many gardeners’ sheds. There are some different styles and materials available, suited to different raking uses. It may seem quite obvious, but the carpets in your home take a lot of punishment over their lifetime. Anything which spends its life underfoot and constantly being trodden on is going to have it pretty hard. Add to that the fact that the majority of hair, dust, crumbs and dirt eventually gets funneled onto the floor, and it’s little surprise your carpets can look worse for wear over the years. Congratulations, you have finished raking and made a big contribution to the health of your garden! Carpet rakes look and work a lot like brooms, but they have more rigid bristles. These additions work to penetrate deeper into the carpet to loosen and dislodge low lying dirt and hair.Telescopic lawn rakes have adjustable handles and heads. This allows you to set your ideal height and width. These can be fiddly to use.