The first mow of the year in Longmont usually lands in April, about the time the willows at Golden Ponds go that unreasonable green. Nick's Landscape Service LLC opens the season with cleanups: winter litter out of the beds, edges redrawn, the grass brought down to an honest height. From there it is mowing and trimming on a rhythm straight through the long, bright middle of summer. In autumn the leaves come off and the yard gets put in order ahead of the cold. A lawn looks its best when nobody can see the work in it, only the result.