The first lawn mower was invented by Edwin Budding in 1827 in Thrupp, just outside Stroud, in Gloucestershire. Budding's mower was designed primarily to cut the grass on sports grounds and extensive gardens, as a superior alternative to the scythe, and was granted a British patent on August 31, 1830.
So, I guess lawns could go back quite a few years. "Ethyl, all that long green stuff in our yard, I think I am gonna figure out some way to cut it short and it will look better, where are those scissors?"
I looked up the history of golf and it goes way back, so no help there. Golfballs didn't help either, the first were wood, some feathers, so it may be pointless to figure out who had the first grassy yard.
We had one of the old push mowers, steel wheels, good exercise, pushing that thing. Fortunately, then, we didn't have much grass. When we moved in the 50's, we had a half acre of grass, but, a gasoline propelled mower, but, may terraces, so the ole push mower was used on them.
I wonder if the same guy who invented grass also invented flowers. What a "con" advertising and marketing job that is. We spend billions of dollars each year on flowers, etc., that die out, and we spend the same amount next year, how great is that? We plant flowers to enhance the beauty of our property, why? The same reason that McDonalds has so many different products to sell, now. They did well, with a burger, fry and a coke. But, sales were stagnant, so they went to an ad agency and said, "We need more sales." The reply, MORE PRODUCTS .... so, The Big Mac, and on and on and on. Just think of the genius at Burger King, we need something new to advertise. "Put fries on a burger." ...... Genius.
I have decided that is why there are so many different breakfast cereals. NEW products to advertise, they could not come up with new ads, so they had the company come up with new products. "Henry (Ford) our sales are not going up, we need something new to advertise."
"Let's make a four-door, ask Edsel, he may have an idea."
