Abstract: A bag holder having substantially rigid sides defining, at one end, an open mouth, wherein the inner circumference of the bag holder is substantially equal to the circumference of a bag to be inserted therein. Generally, the bag holder is formed of two clam-shell sections hingedly connected to one another. The sections hingedly move between a first position in which the bag holder is closed and a second position in which the holder is open. In the closed position, the lawn holder has a mouth opening located longitudinally opposite the hinged edge of the two clam-shell sections.