On this episode of Our American Stories, the lawn began as a practical patch of grass, a village common, and even a defensive buffer around medieval castles. Over time it became a status symbol on European estates, then a centerpiece of suburban life and a marker of the American Dream.

The History Guy tells how one invention changed everything, the lawn mower, and traces the lawn’s evolution from grazing animals and scythes to Levittown suburbia, billion-dollar lawn care, and today’s debates over water, time, and the future of turf.

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