Ask anyone in Clovis which way the mountains are and they will point east, toward the Sierra rising beyond the valley on a clear morning. The city calls itself the Gateway to the Sierras, and at a July dawn, before the San Joaquin heat takes hold, that view alone is reason enough to be outside early. Elite Landscape Construction cares for lawns in Clovis, where those cool first hours are the kindest time for a mower and a string trimmer. From the storefronts of Old Town along Pollasky Avenue to the newer streets spreading outward, summer is hard on grass here, and steady attention keeps it green and crisp at the margins. The satisfaction is a lawn that still looks sharp at noon, when the whole valley shimmers.