On a June evening in Dunham the corn stands shoulder-high on three sides of most yards, and the fireflies start along the fence line about the time the mower shuts off. Green Maple Landscaping works those long northern-Illinois days — weekly mowing, string trimming around posts and garden beds, clean edges at the walk and driveway, and the grass swept off the pavement. Yards run big and open out here, so a cut either looks unified or it looks improvised, and the goal is the first one. This end of McHenry County holds its green late, and a lawn kept even through August still looks alive in October. It's a good feeling to pull out of a drive with the grass laid down in straight lines behind you.