Just south of Auburn a hand-laid brick stretch of the old highway still runs between the fields, and the town it belongs to keeps that same plain order — square, shade trees, deep front yards. Mark Milner Lawn Care mows those yards week by week, trimming close along the fences and edging the walks so the turf stops where it ought to. September is the good month for it: the heat lets go, the grass slows without losing its color, and a Saturday cut carries the whole week. Then fall brings the cleanups, maple leaves by the trailer-load off Sangamon County lawns.