The Drew & Cole Leaf Chief, a manual leaf collector that has been praised for clearing autumn leaves quickly, is now available at a discounted price of £75.99, down from £99.99, as part of a Black Friday promotion on Yimbly. Shoppers can apply the discount code AUTUMN10 to receive an additional 10% off.
How the Leaf Chief Works
According to Drew & Cole, the device uses 291 specially-designed bristles to grab leaves and scoop them into an attached bag for efficient cleaning. The leaf and grass collector is powered manually by pushing it up and down the garden, turning built-in plastic rakes and drawing fallen leaves into the included 100L detachable nylon collection bag. This eliminates the need for hours of raking and bagging, and it has no running costs compared to a traditional leaf blower.
When not in use, the Leaf Chief can be stored on a garage wall using the included wall storage bracket. However, the writer noted that they could not test this feature as they do not have a garage, and the accompanying wall plugs were too deep for their garden shed.
Assembly and Performance
The Leaf Chief requires some assembly, but the writer was up and running within around 15 minutes of unboxing. They noted that the instruction booklet could be improved with better quality images, as the existing ones are grainy and small, and one set of screws seemed to be numbered incorrectly.
Writer Rachel Sloper, at the Mirror, tested the device and praised its simplicity: "Heading out into the garden, operation was so simple - just push the Leaf Chief up and down the garden and watch as it collects the fallen leaves." She added that it would make an ideal gift for more mature gardeners or those with reduced mobility, as it avoids the physical task of raking and bending to bag leaves. The height of the handlebar can be adjusted between settings, which she found handy when taking turns with her 6ft tall husband.
However, she noted a caveat: the quality of pickup appears to struggle on uneven sections of the lawn, requiring experimentation with height settings. After 10 minutes of use, the majority of leaves were picked up, enough to prevent them from suffocating the lawn over winter.
Alternative Leaf Collection Options
Shoppers looking for more power could consider the Thompson & Morgan 3500W 3-in-1 Leaf Blower Vac and Shredder, priced at £49.99 at QVC, which offers shredding capabilities. Alternatively, the Bosch Electric Leaf Blower and Vacuum UniversalGardenTidy 3000, priced at £64.99 on Amazon, vacuums up leaves with a versatile speed for various cleaning situations.
