August settles over Cicero hot and still, the ball diamonds baked pale and the shade beneath the parkway trees the only place worth standing. Roman Landscaping cuts high through that stretch, mowing to leave the turf some cover of its own, trimming the edges, clearing the walks and moving along before the heat tops out. When the rain comes back in September the grass greens up fast and the route tightens again. Cleanups run at both ends of the year, taking the parkway strip and the corners where leaves like to pile. Green grass in a hot, flat town is worth the trouble it costs.