When the spring rains come the Mulberry River wakes up loud, and canoes start showing up on trailers headed north out of town. Beyond The Blade Lawn Care works while the valley greens — mowing, edging, trimming around beds and posts, clearing cuttings off walks and driveways. River-bottom grass grows hard and fast in May, and staying ahead of it is a point of pride. A finished lawn in Mulberry has a look to it: even height, sharp borders, nothing scattered on the concrete. That is what gets left behind at every stop.