Off Knorr Road the ground stays cold long after the ice has gone off Great Hollow Lake, and a Monroe spring properly begins with hauling out everything the winter left behind in the beds. Jimmy's Lawn & Landscaping does that cleanup, then settles into a weekly rhythm — mulching mowers finely cutting the clippings back into the soil, the pattern turned a different direction each visit so the turf never ruts, trimming worked around every tree, post and fence, a half-inch edge cut sharp along walks and drives on request, and every hard surface blown clean before the trucks pull away. The heavier building happens between mowings: walkways, patios, retaining walls and decorative borders in natural stone, pavers and Belgium block; foundation plantings, specimen trees and perennial gardens; French drains, dry wells and grading corrections that move standing water off the low ground; landscape lighting for the long evenings. Two backhoes, one large and one compact for tight ground, handle utility trenching, curtain drains and downspout systems, site preparation for patios and walls, stonewall footings, demolition and the grading of topsoil, gravel and stone. Winter is given over to commercial properties, with lots, walkways and entrances kept clear from the first snowfall through April first, hand shoveling at steps and doorways, de-icing where it glazes, and a radio-dispatched fleet watching the weather rather than waiting on it. Firewood is split and stacked to dry at least seven months before it leaves the yard, and dumpsters go out to the jobs that make more debris than a truck bed will hold.