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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle

How did they keep lawns trim in the days before lawnmowers?

Groundsman cutting grass with lawnmower
It’s easy now, but what about then? Photograph: Lenscap / Alamy/Alamy

How did they cut broad swathes of grass – country house lawns, cricket fields etc – before the days of mechanical lawnmowers? Surely a scythe wouldn’t provide a neat enough finish.

Jan Fleming, Manchester

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