The first mow of the year in Mitchell always feels like an announcement: grass that sat gray all February suddenly demands attention, and the decks come out along Route 111. DB Lawn Services LLC starts the season up there and works south into Granite City, cutting, trimming fence lines and edging walks back into their proper shape. Spring in the river bottoms is generous, and a week of rain and warm nights will put everything knee-deep. Keeping up with that takes showing up, and showing up is most of the job. By May the yards along those streets look as though they were never asleep at all.