August on the benches out toward Brush Creek and Skyland is about as good as mountain summer gets: dry mornings, hard blue sky, and grass that finally has some length to it after a slow start. Leavitt Lawns LLC runs those routes with mower and trimmer, cutting at a height that respects thin air and a short season, then edging the drives and walks so everything ends where it should. Fertilizer and overseeding go on with an eye toward next June, because up here a lawn is rebuilt every spring whether you plan for it or not. Cleanups bracket the year, opening the ground in May and clearing it again before the first lasting snow. Plain, steady lawn care, cut to the rhythm of the Gunnison Valley.