Blue Ridge Landscapes, LLC

Can you imagine paying two to three times more for leaf removal? And not because you want to—but because you have no real choice. It’s still cheaper than dealing with a brush fire that spreads to your home, a furnace breakdown caused by leaf buildup, or having to replace fresh sod you just put down last year.
If a bill is passed requiring battery-powered leaf blowers, costs will skyrocket. Each blower needs two to three batteries, plus an inverter in the truck just to keep them charged. Even then, battery blowers don’t have the same power as gas blowers, meaning each job will take two to three times longer.
I’ve spent about $700 on each gas blower I own—and I have four of them. Can you imagine what comparable battery-powered equipment would cost?

Its been so pretty with the snow! Definitely a little set back in leaf removal though!

All 1200 annuals are planted and growing! These are just a few of them.

Mulch always makes it better!

I know it’s frustrating when your landscaping price’s increase. It’s very frustrating for us as well. Unfortunately the prices would still increase (and 3x as much) if I were to go all electric and battery. The volume of batteries required to supply this much power would be insane. Then I’d also have to idle my truck to constantly be charging more batteries. So I would still be spending ridiculous amounts of money on gas. It’s a viscous cycle.

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Has spring time arrived or is everything doomed to a cold spell!?

Lotta air traffic tonight

Still piling up those leaves and vacuuming them! Give me a shout if you need help with yours!