South of Nashville the county lake sits quiet in its timber, and on an April morning the mist lifts off it while the rest of the countryside is only starting to green. B&C Yard Service LLC is usually rolling by then, because spring grass in southern Illinois waits for nobody. Mowing on a steady cycle, running the trimmer where a mower has no business going, clearing off what winter left behind so new growth has room. The mark to hit is a yard that reads even from the road — no scalped high spots, no shaggy corners, a straight line where turf meets drive. Around here, that is simply how you keep a place.