--- author: Eric Wagoner date: '2000-03-14T02:20:42' draft: false title: The lease for my country --- The lease for my country home states that I have to mow my lawn. I prefer to have a shaggy lawn with lots of wild flowers, but with the recent warm weather, it's getting to be too shaggy for the owner's taste. So... I need to get a lawnmower. I'm almost embarrassed to admit it (hi mom!), but I've decided that I'd really prefer a reel manual mower to a motorized one. [The Reel Lawn Mower History & Preservation Project](http://www.crocker.com/~jricci/) has a listing of [current manufacturers](http://www.crocker.com/~jricci/currentmfg.html), and [CleanAirGardening.com](http://cleanairgardening.com/) is currently having [a sale that includes](http://cleanairgardening.com/summerspecials.html) free shipping on a [tried-and-true model with sharpener and clipping catcher](http://cleanairgardening.com/scotclasreel1.html). I'll see if I can't find one used somewhere, but if not, maybe CleanAirGardening is the place for me. Actually, it looks like I can save at least $10 shopping [elsewhere](http://www.planopower.com/store/reel_mower.html).