Under Morton lies some of the darkest ground in Illinois — prairie loam that grew tallgrass for thousands of years before anyone thought to mow it. Naturescape Lawn and Landscape Care starts there, feeding the soil and treating the weeds so the turf can do its own work, then mowing, trimming and edging to keep it looking the part. Spring rain arrives fast off the western sky here, and a lawn that drinks it in rather than shedding it is the entire difference come August. When growth stops, the same care shifts to plowing, walk clearing and ice control so a property stays passable through a Tazewell County winter. Growing season or hard freeze, the aim does not change: ground people can actually use.