FYI, I looked for the Scotts lawn mower mentioned in the Lawn Care page and had to search a while to find the right key words. You could ease this by mentioning "Scotts 20-Inch Push Reel Mower."
I like your ideas and forwared a link to friends planning on re-doing their lawn.
I do provide a link for it to amazon.com. The amazon price is really good and it comes with free shipping. Plus, if you buy it through that link, I get something like three dollars - thankyourverymuch!