February leaves the hills around Pleasant Ridge brown and honest — the turf goes dormant, the oaks stand bare, and whatever bones a yard has show plain. UnderDog Landscaping & Lawncare LLC has a fondness for the lots other trucks roll past: the steep side yard, the ditch bank, the strip behind the shed nobody wants to wrestle. Mowing, trimming, edging and cleanup get the same attention on awkward ground as on the easy square out front. When the green climbs back up the slope in March, the shape is already waiting for it. A hard yard made neat reads better than an easy one ever will.