By late May the woods above the Makanda boardwalk have closed all the way in, and a yard cut out of that green needs a firm hand to stay a yard. Schroeder Landscape mows on the rhythm the growth here actually demands, with edging along drives and paths and trimming right up to the tree lines and stone. Spring and fall cleanups clear the storm litter and the leaf fall the hills deliver by the truckload. The best moment is when the mower shuts off and the cicadas take back over a lawn that finally looks finished. Makanda and the hill towns south of Carbondale are the ground worked.