I love sharing what has worked for me in gardens I have had in the past and now. Not only a great tip such as “when you remove a weed, place some compost, another plant, or a handful of mulch in its place” but tools, plants, and products.

Ever since I was a toddler, I loved to just be barefoot and the best places in my experience have been the lawn and the sand just past the breaking ocean waves. I love to walk out the backdoor and around the entire yard to check on garden beds connected by an organic cushy grass and Dutch white clover lawn. The springtime show of beautiful crocus is now followed by violets, and later on – I mow around a patch of some spreading purple ajuga.

The noise and smell of a gas-powered lawn mower, and especially having to pull that damn cord umpteen times to get it going was not my idea of enjoying my garden so…. after I did use a push-mower for a small lawn in a wooded lot at a past house, I decided to purchase a battery-operated lawn mower for my “new” 1890 home.

Photo provided by STIHL

No, I am NOT an affiliate with Stihl (maybe in the future) but I really do love this mower. I just pop the battery into the charger in the kitchen before I start making coffee and by the time I’m ready to head out to the garage, I just place it in at the top and go! Just one battery charge is all it takes me to keep the height I want – 3 inches. It is easy to adjust if you want to make a visual shorter “path” but the 3″ setting keeps the lawn green, lush, and healthy.

I only user the leaf catcher (easy just to place on the back) in the fall since I let some clippings stay on the lawn as mulch. BUT, once the leaves start coming down, it turns into a compost-maker for me! It grinds up oak, maple and other leaves with clippings and it’s a breeze to tip over into my compost pile.

To say you have to “push it” is a misnomer…since it just glides without much effort at all and is…. ahh…surprisingly quieter than any other I have ever heard. The bluebirds just glance over at me. Even the gentle slope at the north end of the lawn is an ease with this mower.

So, I absolutely love it! Having done my homework comparing features and reading reviews, the choice was easy and now I’m going into my third year of “loving my mower.” Here is how you can find a dealer near you.

Look for a future “here is how easy it is” post. Once I get in all the flower, vegetable, and herb seeds in!

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