In Preston the morning comes off the water first — mist standing over Poquetanuck Cove, then lifting through the oaks along the old stone walls until the whole town is green again. Preston's Lawn Care, LLC keeps lawns cut and tended across these hills, on the farm lots off Route 2 and in the quieter yards near Preston City. There is a plain satisfaction in a lawn mowed clean and edged true, the stripes running straight to the wall line, the clippings gone and the air smelling of cut grass. Around Amos Lake and down the lanes toward the Shetucket, a yard held in good order is its own kind of welcome. That is the work here, week after week through the growing season: steady mowing, careful trimming, and a place that looks cared for.