The lawn raker – Turning 3 jobs into 1. Doesn’t the idea of keeping a nice lawn seem easy? You mow it once a week, water it every few days, and then enjoy the nice green carpet in your bare feet. Right? If only it were that easy. As anybody who has ever kept a nice lawn can tell you, grass is surprisingly difficult to grow! A lot more difficult than it looks. Not only do you have to mow and water grass, but you have to scarify and aeriate it too, not to mention remove moss and thatch, and keep leaves and other debris from piling up and killing it.

And of course, all of these tasks take time, and the right tools. While you can’t buy time, you can buy a tool that can take three jobs and turn them into one. That’s exactly what a lawn raker does. It scarifies, aerates and rakes, all at the same time. Lawn rakers are designed with electric motors to make them more powerful, and grass boxes to trap leaves and other debris and keep them from being deposited back on your lawn. One of the handiest gadgets for your garden, lawn rakers are becoming more and more popular with those who want nice lawns.

Some of the more popular lawn rakers (with prices) are:

The Bosch ALR 900 Lawn Raker – £100
The Flymo Compact 3400 Lawn Rake – £79
The Makita EUV400 Petrol Scarifier – £852
The Black and Decker Gd300 Lawnraker – £80

So which lawn raker should you get? That depends on the size of your lawn, on your budget, and on how serious you are about your grass. If you aren’t sure that a lawn raker would work for your lawn, the Flymo or Black and Decker are good option, because they are affordable. On the other hand, if you are pretty serious about having a nice lawn, and know how nice a lawn raker can make it look, then the Makita is a fine choice.

No matter if you choose one of the options mentioned here, or another one, be sure to shop around for a good deal. And don’t forget to look online, where you can often find great deals.