Late August in this part of Illinois: thunderheads stacking white over the beans, gravel dust hanging on the county roads, and the grass green again after a week of rain. Richardson's Lawn Care mows, trims and edges yards in and around Hillsboro, with cleanups when spring thaws things loose and again when the leaves come down. Country lots and town lots ask different things — one wants wide, patient passes, the other wants care around flowerbeds, mailboxes and a neighbor's fence six inches away. We would rather take the extra minutes than leave a strip uncut behind the shed. A yard that looks handsome from the road on a Saturday afternoon is worth every one of them.