As we're entering autumn I'm having a problem at work of leaves making a mess outside, making it look unkempt and it's only going to get worse. We pay for gardeners to maintain the land but with a car park with about 150 spaces and trees surrounding the whole property there are a lot of leaves coming down and fortnightly clearances by the gardeners is not doing a good enough job. I was thinking of getting a cordless leaf blower/vacuum and doing it myself but struggling to find one. I imagine a cheap one that is aimed for homes wouldn't last very long.
Not sure if an electric battery operated one would do the job or if I'd need to go for a petrol one. The more powerful battery and petrol operated models generally seem to be blowers and not vacuums, so would it be better to blow a pile and then brush it up? I can see small models with a vacuum and mulcher but nothing for larger models.
I'm not a keen gardener and this is completely outside my normal field of expertise. Does anyone have any advice on this kind of thing?
It would have to be cordless, happy with the idea of either battery or petrol, would want it to last but be reasonably priced, work, be able to cover a large surface area and be lightweight.