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.

Luigi Missano of Correggio, Italy, loves his job. Sure, he works in a cemetery. But it is what he does in the cemetery that brings a smile to his face. "I love running the Walker," says Missano. "It makes my job very easy, and I really like to operate the mower."

At Escola de Policia de Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain, mowing lawns is not the most important thing. The matter of importance here is preparing men and women to become police officers at the only police training center in Spain's Catalunya region. But for Juan Capoeuila, his job is important to him. He maintains the lawns and gardens at the school.