The first warm week of March is when Douglas yards show everything winter did to them: matted grass, drifted leaves in the corners, gravel thrown up along the drive. Nichols Lawn Service starts there, clearing the turf out and getting the ground ready, then rolling into the mowing round once the grass takes off. Mowing, trimming, edging, cleanup, four plain things, and a yard looks entirely different once all four are done. From there the schedule holds right through the growing season. Douglas yards, from the first cleanup of the year onward.