On a January morning down here the pasture grass goes white and crisp underfoot, the bermuda has gone the color of straw, and every crooked edge in a yard shows plainly with nothing green to hide it. Nichols Lawn Care uses that honesty, cutting the walkway lines back true, clearing what the wind has piled against the fence and squaring up shrubs while they are asleep. Winter work sets the shape that spring will fill in, which is why it matters more than it looks. When the ground warms, the mowing picks back up on a regular round, week after week. A yard tended in the cold months comes out of them already looking ahead.