The city of Oslo, Norway operates 19 cemeteries and uses eight Walker mowers to help maintain them. The reason? Many of the cemeteries are located in very hilly areas. The Walkers, with their low centers of gravity, level out these areas and make efficient mowing possible.

Located just outside of Oslo, Gjennestad Gartnerskole is the only private horticulture school in Norway. Founded in 1946, the school has approximately 150 students, 100 of whom live on campus. It is a training ground for young horticulture workers who will most likely end up working for other landscapers or start their own businesses.

Just seven years out of Communist domination, the small Baltic country of Latvia, with a population of only 2.5 million, is looking to get its economy on track.

Drielanden in Harderwijk has been in business 27 years, and today employs 180 people year-round and 270 during the high season. The full-service landscaping company has two other locations in Holland, and also does work in Belgium, Germany and the Czech Republic.

Groen & Bouw, located in Zwolle, is one of 80 institutes throughout The Netherlands that employ handicapped workers. The company, which is partially subsidized by the government, puts approximately 900 people to work in four market sectors: construction, painting, printing, and green care and maintenance.

Gamma Verde uses Walker mowers for a very specific job: bringing the 50 sports fields they install or renovate throughout Italy each year to maturity. And in the final steps of the renovation, the Walker mower is used to clean the field and give a final cut on the lawn before it is ultimately presented to the owners of the property.