April opens Van Buren with redbud on the hillsides and dogwood along the old brick streets, and every lawn in town wakes up at once. Pristine Lawn and Landscaping takes that first cut of the year seriously: winter's scatter raked out, edges recut where the sod crept over the walk, beds squared away. Down by the depot and up in the newer additions alike, a spring yard needs a plan more than a hurry. What happens in April sets the tone for the months of mowing that follow it into the heat. Handing back a yard that finally looks like the season it is in never gets old.