Gardeners are advised to refrain from mowing their grass until after the summer solstice, the longest day of the year.

He took out his camera, snapped a photo and uploaded it to social media. ... "The city should have been taking care of that, and that lady was out there busting her butt, cutting that grass.

Sketch out where you want your stripes, especially if your garden isn't rectangular, set your mower to the highest height and cut the edges of your lawn at right angles.