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Amateur Lawn Striping On The Cheap

7:00AM May 2, 2011 | Jack Loftus

So a lack of athletic talent has led you to compensate by desiring “stripes” in your lawn. No big deal! Just pick up this relatively inexpensive striping kit from Toro and go to town on that grass. More »


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Australia’s Top 10 Inventions: The Victa Lawn Mower

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4:30PM January 26, 2011 | Nick Broughall

To celebrate Australia Day this week, we’re looking at some of the best inventions to ever come out of our sunburnt country. Today, we pay homage to Mervyn Victor Richardson, who made the menial job of mowing grass faster and easier for people around the world with his two stroke Victa lawnmower. More »


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Google Harnessing the Power of Goats to Mow the Lawn

8:40AM May 2, 2009 | Mark Wilson

Even Google is forced to mow the lawn once in a while. But instead of burning diesel to get the job done, they’ve enlisted the power of goats. Yes, goats. From their blog:

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The Solar Squirrel Is a Mean, Green Glowing Machine

12:40AM April 18, 2009 | Mark Wilson

It is among my few regrets in life that I don’t have a front yard, only in that it limits me from unleashing an army of solar-powered squirrels on the neighborhood.

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