"Our phones have been ringing off the hook, asking for lawn signs," Mr. Wolfgang said.
His bumper stickers and lawn signs, which he considers graffiti, were printed only after callers asked for them.
At first, White humbly asked for $250 to get Black an ID -- so he could apply for jobs -- and to buy a lawn mower -- so Black could start his own business cutting grass.
Army Special Forces units have bought six lawn-mower-size robots — the type showcased in the Robotics Rodeo — for classified missions, and the National Guard has asked for dozens more to serve as sentries on bases in Iraq and Afghanistan.
When she asked four lawn care companies for estimates in March, they quoted her rates as high as $900 a month for mowing, fertilizing and other upkeep for the whole yard during the growing season, or $600 for the lawn alone.
And who, as the shadows lengthen on our lawns, could ask for more?
Poverty is new in Parma Heights, a quiet suburb of cul-de-sacs and clipped lawns, and asking for help can be hard.
The rules ban all restaurants, bars and hotels from serving water unless customers ask for it, ban the watering of lawns and landscaping within 48 hours of measurable rain, and require municipalities and private companies to limit lawn watering to two days a week.
Do not ask for money, personal favors or tricks mowing your lawn with a sweep of the hand, levitating the toaster oven and so on.
To help offset the cost of expected fines, Dixon has launched an Indigogo campaign to ask for donations to keep zombie Jesus on his lawn for as long as he can.
