hiring illegals with blowers is NOT the way to take care of leaves: but it's the way many people in FAIRFAX do the job (use someone else's tax money to do THEIR leaves for them - bastards)
if you live "in the wood" (bad idea) raking the woods is a reality. getting trees away from your home is a good idea (or managing them)
this is an answer (avail in diff sizes), it's the real deal if you really do live in the woods and want a presentable (not dead) lawn $$