The Little Vermilion comes down through limestone ledges to meet the big river at LaSalle, and in February it runs black between white banks. River landscaping & Tree Service knows that hour well — headlights, blowing snow, one more lot to open before the shift change. Plowing, shoveling and de-icing keep the winter honest; by May the same crew is back behind mowers, running the week's cut, trimming out fence lines, edging every walk they touch. A property that looks cared for in June and stays passable in January is the entire ambition. Snow clearing through the cold months and lawn maintenance through the warm ones, in LaSalle and the river towns next door.