There is one week in April when Rockford finally lets go of the gray, and the first cut of the season perfumes half a block. R Perez Lawncare Inc starts right there and doesn't stop until the last cleanup — mowing, edging, trimming, hauling a yard back into shape after the mud months. Down toward Kishwaukee Street the older lots run small and full of corners, which is exactly where careful trimming shows. Grass along the river bottoms comes on fast and thick once the soil warms, so the calendar keeps its own pressure. Every stop ends the same way: a yard that looks cared for, and a walk swept clean behind it.