On a Saturday morning the yards up the hill in Hampton look out over the Mississippi with Iowa laid out along the far bank, and there is no better place to be running a mower early. HQ Lawn Care works that route through the growing season: mowing, trimming, edging, blowing off drives and walks, and cleanups in spring and again in fall. Slope changes everything — mowing crosswise, watching the wet spots, holding the pattern even where the ground refuses to be. Closer to the water the lots flatten out and the grass comes on thick and heavy. Between the two, that is a full morning's work and a view that keeps giving it back.