Buckle up and prepare for an adrenaline-fueled ride through the captivating world of lawnmower racing! … a passionate subculture of daredevils takes these machines to the extreme.
Individuals – Joyful Profile
Alanis Morissette helps landscaper’s post go viral
When the calls started on a summer Sunday night, Jhony Alanis, the founder and owner of Alanis Landscaping in Winters, California, didn’t think much about it. By the next morning, that was about to change.
Why I garden
Why do you garden? The number of reasons why we garden are as numerous as there are people. And why we garden and what we get out of it vary as well.
Mowing for Money: Starting a Lawn Care Business
When Danny Mainville was out mowing his property, looking around for what to do after his retirement as a high school geometry teacher, he did what he’s good at: he did the math.
Your Stories and Photos Bring Us Joy!
There are photos to chronicle a generation of a family, or to capture a telling detail about specific time or place in America. Maybe you have such pictures to share.
Rebuilding Lawnmowers — Brandon Harris
Brandon Harris of Woodbury, Tenn., like many outdoor power equipment enthusiasts, has turned rebuilding lawn mowers and other machines into a hobby. But unlike others who share his passion, Brandon takes a unique approach to each machine he works on.
Tractor Parades Celebrate the Joy of Mowing
Every fall, communities big and small hold tractor parades to celebrate all things agriculture, fall harvest festivals, and the joy of mowing. You’ll find these happy snapshots of Americana from farmland …
Handing Down Equipment to the Next Generation
Todd sent us these photographs to tell us he had just handed down this machine to his grandson. He joins countless other lawnmower enthusiasts who have delighted in passing on their joy of mowing
Yard Work Instead of School Gym Class?
Students in 11th and 12th grades can choose to cut grass, trim hedges, pull weeds and rake up yard waste for people in their community who could use the help.
How to Stripe Your Lawn
They say looks aren’t everything. That’s especially true when we talk about well-manicured yards that benefit from a mowing technique called lawn striping. makes the yard look a lot nicer than if you just cut it in a circle or if you overlap it,”…
A 4th of July to Remember
Compared to last year during the height of the pandemic and quarantine, schoolkids this summer are going to have better stories to tell when teachers ask what they did over their summer vacation. One ten-year-old in suburban …
The Joy of Rebuilding Motors
During the uncertainty and isolation of the covid quarantine, people have found various ways to not only cope and get through it, but to be productive as well. For Houston Aranjo of Franklin, Tennessee, he found an outlet by doing …
The Mower Lady of Greenlawn Avenue
This is the story of a once-vibrant city street and a passionate and energetic neighbor who is using her goodness and joy of mowing to help bring it back and live up to its name.Â
10 Year Old Creates Mower Parade, Bringing Joy to the Community
The townspeople of White Valley, Pennsylvania smiled and waved as ten-year-old Cameron Bush rode his Simplicity lawn mower up and down the street through town. He’d been bugging his dad to refurbish the old machine that had been sitting in their garage for years, and now here he was driving it in public to celebrate the 4th of July.
Inspiring Responsibility One Lawn at a Time
Rodney Smith, Jr. can’t remember the name of the Netflix show that inspired him to use his joy of mowing to do something this audacious, he just remembers how it made him feel.