Everything begins again in April here: the maples flower, the ditches green up, and the first cut of the year sets the shape the whole summer will follow. Genesis Lawn Care Service opens the season across Granite City with mowing, edging and trimming, bringing yards back from the flat gray of a river-valley winter. There is something honest about early light on a lawn just cut and cleaned, the lines fresh, the walk swept, the whole place looking ready for company. After that it is rhythm, every week and every yard, all the way out to the leaves. Beginnings are worth doing carefully.