An Illinois evening gives you more sky than you know what to do with, and around seven the light comes in low and flat across an Algonquin lawn, picking out every stripe like corduroy. Midwest Mow Masters, LLC mows for that hour — alternating passes so the grass lays one way and then the other, trimming the corners the deck leaves behind, edging the walks so the pattern has a frame to sit inside. Cleanups in spring and fall keep the canvas ready at both ends of the season. It is straightforward work, but done right it turns an ordinary front yard into something people slow down for. Yards across Algonquin and the surrounding towns get it week after week.