How to Choose a Push Mower

If you really want to go green, plant a native lawn of drought-tolerant species. Assuming you want a lawn, and it is not humongous, consider the virtues of a push lawn mower. Choosing a push mower over an electric mower can have its "eco" and health advantages.

Instructions

1. Select a push mower because it is quiet. No more engine sounds gunning or whirring or screaming or buzzing. The silence is golden and worth it. You can also talk to the neighbors without shutting it off. Not a bad ice-breaker.

2. Opt for the push mower because it keeps your lawn healthy. As the mower deposits the cut grass back into the lawn, it nourishes and shades and protects the grass already there, which may even need less watering as a result. It's a natural cycling of composting or fertilizing.

3. Buy a push mower for your health. It can take more work than an electric mower, but you get a free workout without even driving to the gym. So go out and exert those muscles a bit more, right on your own front or back lawn.

4. Choose the push mower because it's smaller and takes up less storage space, not to mention its museum-quality good looks with its lovely blade--the aesthetic beauty of a classic antique (try the American brand). Think of it as the lawn mower version of the Radio Flyer red wagon.