Gilbert in January is the good secret: seventy degrees, ryegrass coming in bright, and the herons stalking the ponds out at the Riparian Preserve. Green Valley Sod keeps lawns through that inverted calendar — mowing and edging all winter, string trimming, hedge and shrub trimming, and clearing clippings and debris off drives and walks. Valley turf runs on two seasons stacked together, and staying on schedule through both is what keeps a yard from going patchy. An edge cut clean along a Gilbert sidewalk holds its line for days in this dry air, which makes the effort visible. That is the part worth taking time over.