A June thunderstorm crosses Jefferson in a hurry — twenty loud minutes, an inch of rain in the gauge, and by the next morning the grass has jumped like it was waiting for permission. M&S Lawn And Landscapes LLC works the days after those storms hard, mowing thick wet growth, trimming the fence lines and edging back the borders the rain tried to soften. Piedmont clay holds water down in the bottoms and sheds it off the rises, so one property can need two different approaches in the same afternoon. The measure of the visit is what it looks like walking away: even color, straight rows, a defined edge, clean concrete. Rain or no rain, that is the standard.