Summer in the Fraser Valley is short and it does not waste a minute — willows leaf out along the river, the meadows go green nearly overnight, and everything grows as though it already knows about September. Earthwise Landscape & Services LLC works inside that window around Fraser, mowing, trimming and edging, clearing away the debris the snowpack leaves behind, and putting yards to bed when the light starts to slant. Grass at this altitude asks for a lighter touch and better timing than grass anywhere lower down, and getting that right is most of the craft. There is something worth standing still for in a mountain yard freshly cut, the smell of it lifting in thin cool air. The season is brief; the work is what makes it count.