At the Batavia dam the river folds white over the lip, and the willows on the bank turn a pale gold in the low light of late August. Golden Willow Landscaping Inc. keeps lawns and landscape beds in that same light — mowed on time, trimmed close, mulch renewed, borders held exactly where they belong. Grass in a Fox Valley summer wants height and water more than it wants fussing, and the work respects that. A finished yard at the end of a hot afternoon has a particular calm to it, the cut lines still fresh across the grass. Batavia and the towns beside it are the whole map for this one.