Date: 9 September 2009
Please note the sub-title: this is not a book about how to care for your lawn but about the social impact the lawnmower has had on people. It pokes gentle fun at the strange notion of trying to produce a uniform, monocultural landscape out of something as rampant as grass. The development of the lawnmower has had considerable socal impact - it has made lawn available to the masses, given our suburbs their characteristic appearance and made professional sport possible. Many quotes from unlikely sources further enliven this text.
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