Longmont marks its year by the ditches: water runs in spring and the grass takes off, the headgates close in fall and the ground starts hardening toward winter. LC Outdoor Services works either side of that turn, mowing, edging, trimming and cleaning up through the green months, then plowing drives, clearing walks and handling ice once the cold sets in. The shoulder weeks are the busiest, when a lawn still needs cutting and a forecast is already talking about snow. Having one outfit handle both means nothing falls through the gap between seasons. A property stays presentable in October and passable in January, which is really the same job asked two different ways.