Late August in Lincoln smells like cut grass and hot gravel, and the fairgrounds and the elevators are both busy at once. Steffens Landscaping keeps the yards going through that stretch, mowing, running the trimmer down the fence lines, edging drives and mulching beds that need the moisture held in. When the corn comes off and the wind opens up, leaf cleanup takes over and runs until the trees are done arguing. Spring turns it all around again: beds opened, turf raked out, first cuts that land like a haircut. Steady hands on a long calendar, one yard at a time.