Girard keeps its old shape — a grid of shaded streets, the grain elevator standing above the rooftops, the rail line running north toward Virden — and the lawns here are wide and green and mostly older than the people mowing them. Can Am Professional Landscaping, LLC handles the mowing, the edging along walks and drives, the trimming, and the spring and fall cleanups a town of big silver maples demands. When the season turns, the same crew is out with plows and shovels, opening driveways, clearing lots and walkways, and salting the front steps before anyone has to think about them. A clean stripe in July and a bare drive in January are the same job, really: making the ground easy to walk on. Girard, Virden, Nilwood, Auburn and Carlinville.