Natalya Lowther uses a manual reel mower to cut the grass at her home in North Lawrence in this June 2008 photo. Lowther grew up using a manual-style mower, and she said it's cheaper than a ...

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 ...

Garth Madison can mow his yard at the crack of dawn if he so chooses — bird song in the background instead of neighbors’ chirping complaints. This seeming miracle of modern science is actually thanks ...

Some mowers on the market still do that (you can buy a manual reel mower for about $100). But why work up a sweat when you can lie on the hammock, cool drink in hand, and cut the grass with a ...

If you only have a small patch of lawn or grow short, warm season grass, then a standard push-behind mower may not be the best tool for the job. Reel mowers can cut grass shorter and more precisely ...

While many people like to use riding mowers, if you don't own a huge piece of property, a push mower is likely a more practical way to keep your lawn maintained. Push mowers come in all shapes and ...