Book Excerpt: A Young Man’s Quest to Be More Than a ‘Lawn Boy’

In his latest novel Lawn Boy (out this week in paperback from Algonquin), author Jonathan Evison (The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving) tells the story of Mike Muñoz, a 22-year-old Chicano who is dead-set on making the world at large aware that he exists — that he’s more than a simple “lawn boy.” “I wanted to wake […]

WATCH: Melania Trump takes a tumble on the White House lawn – but Donald saves the day

Melania Trump, 47, the wife of Donald Trump, 71, fell over on the White House lawn in this video footage – and we bet even she would see the funny side. In the video, the well dressed First Lady struts across the famous lawn in Washington DC with her hands in her pockets. The pair are […]

How women are reaping the benefits of cutting their lawn with scythes

BBC Gardeners’ World presenter Monty, 62, regularly recommends scythes to his army of female fans. He has hailed the traditional hand tool as “deeply satisfying to use”. The “Monty Don effect” has sparked a surge in women attending courses organised by the Scythe Association of Britain and Ireland (SABI) to teach the 2,000-year-old skill. About […]

The sight of an unkempt, unmown lawn is now much less appealing, says ALAN TITCHMARSH

You might think that at any moment now, you could put your mower away and not take it out again until spring. After all, that’s what all the old gardening books say: “Send the mower away for servicing.” The thing is that nowadays our winter cold spells tend to be brief and, in the milder […]

2017 Pebble Beach Concept Car Lawn: A unique chance to see concepts in one place

A Kia Stinger GT is not a concept car. Neither is the Fux Fuschia McLaren 720S or Lamborghini Huracan Performante. The Maserati Gran Turismo is certainly not – it’s almost a classic at this point. Yet, look beyond some of the questionable inclusions for the 2017 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance Concept Car Lawn, and you’ll […]