Washington Park wakes early — the loop around Smith Lake fills with runners before the sun has cleared the eastern plains, and the bluegrass holds its dew a good hour longer than the sidewalk does. Scenic Landscapes, LLC works Denver lawns in that window, mowing in straight even passes and edging the walks until the line between turf and concrete is one clean seam. A mile above sea level the light comes in sharp and unforgiving, so a missed corner shows from the street; nothing gets missed. Autumn brings the leaf haul-off, and spring opens with a cleanup that gives the grass room to breathe again. The result is the point: a yard that looks composed from the sidewalk, from the porch, from the car pulling in.