Margaret, this is the first year we have employed a lawn cutting service. We lucked out, becaue thy do not catch the cut grass as they mow -- they let it fall, and it is more-or-less invisible. A spare man walks around with a shoulder blower, and if there is a small clump of cut garss, he disperses it, but there is just about nothing. It's obviously a mulching mower, and the system for raising the level of cut is absurdly simple: tip up the machine and add one or two washers, as needed... I have made them keep the lawn v-e-r-y tall all summer, with the result that it is very green! It remains to be seen what they do about the leaves when they fall -- we are surrounded by 60-70 ft pine and maple trees which make a gigantic mess each fall. Perhaps they'll blow them, or perhaps they'll mow them. If it looks all right, I won't care which. We have eliminated 2 fertilizings so far, with the bonus of the dropped clippings! Penny, NY . ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.