Once you rake the leaves away from the privacy fence, get out your leaf blower. Blow them all into a pile away from your privacy fence before collecting them. The overall goal is to get the leaves away from the fence first because that makes blowing them much easier.   If you have a large yard or long fence with thousands of leaves, perhaps a leaf vacuum or lawnmower would be a better choice. A leaf vacuum sucks up the leaves and grinds them into a fine mulch for compost. Mowers not only turn the leaves into small bits, but they can collect leaves for transport to your compost bin or local yard waste facility. Consider raking leaves away from the fence first before mowing, so your fence doesn’t get in the way of mowing.