The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Why would you want a hand-pushed mower in the 21st century? We ...

A push mower is any lawn mower that is not propelled by a motor or engine but is pushed by someone on foot. Most push mowers have a power source that turns the blades that do the cutting, but that’s ...

What’s low-cost, environmentally friendly, virtually maintenance-free and quickly reclaiming its place on our lawns? (Hint: It’s not those plastic garden gnomes.) It’s the manual lawn mower, and it’s ...

Wondering whether to get a push vs self-propelled lawnmower in your fight against untidy gardens? Both mower styles are great for keeping lawns neat and healthy but come with their pros and cons. Push ...

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Today, the basic design of the hand-push lawnmower has changed very little since it was first invented in 1830 by Edwin Beard Budding. The design featured gear wheels connected to a rear roller with a ...

In 1962, when I was a teenager, my father gave our neighbor, Mr. Gruder, $10 for a reel mower of my very own. The ash handle shone with age and use, and it had a canvas grass catcher. Mr. Gruder had ...