Ford provided a range of lawn and garden tractors to their farm machinery dealers, although Ford did not build their own lawn equipment
Joy of Mowing
Porter-Cable Mowers
In the late 1950s, Porter Cable started a garden tractor division. Porter Cable sold off their lawn and garden line in 1960.
Pincor Mower
Pioneer Gen-E-Motor Corp. of Chicago, IL manufactured the Pincor line of portable power tools, lawn mowers, and portable generators in the mid-1950s.
Panzer Copar
The story of the Copar Panzer tractor goes back to a hot summer day in 1953, when James A. Clark was trying to put the lawn around his new home…
REO Motors
REO originated from the initials of a man named Ransom Eli Olds in Lansing, Michigan. He founded the Olds Motor Works and Reo Motors. REO began producing mowers in 1946.
Moto-Mower Company
In 1919 Edwin George founded the Moto-Mower Company in Detroit, Michigan. In 1953 the company was acquired by the Detroit Harvester Company.
Eclipse Lawn Mower Company
The company was incorporated in 1904 as the Eclipse Lawn Mower Company. By 1930, the Eclipse Lawn Mower Company was the largest mower company in the world.
How To – Drooping Plants
Those hydrangea bushes you planted in your garden looked great in the spring, but a heavy rainstorm or two, and maybe strong winds have caused some of the branches to droop or fall over entirely.
Summer Series — Lawn Care and Disease
Summer is a time when homeowners find themselves dealing with lawn care problems created by diseases. One way to keep lawns healthy is by implementing a smart disease management plan.
Summer Series — Lawn Care and Drought
We have some tips to keep your lawn thriving and as green as possible, but you’ll want to watch for any watering restrictions that your community may impose, which would limit some
Summer Series — Lawn Care and Extreme Heat
Few places are immune from the extreme heat. We’ll help you navigate the worst that summer can throw at us in a series of articles and help you manage your lawn and garden in these conditions.
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.
Putting that garden to bed after the season
Experts say the key to a flourishing garden bed is sticking to a disciplined watering and weeding regimen, as well as focusing intently on controlling disease-carrying pests.
Cover your ground: Tips and Ideas
You’ve tried and tried, but the grass simply won’t grow. Many of us have had to figure out what to do with bare spots on our property. One obvious solution to these problems is to plant ground cover.
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.