First light on a summer morning can be cool enough to need a sweatshirt, and the trailer gets loaded before Joliet is properly awake. tys landscaping heads out from there — mowing, trimming, edging and the landscape work that keeps a yard looking looked-after, stop by stop along the day's route. Starting early means the grass is dry by the second stop and the day's heat arrives with half the route already behind you. Every lawn gets the same treatment whether it's a corner lot in town or a long drive further out. Ending the day with a truck full of dust and a string of yards cut clean is a good way to make a living.