Thaw reaches Roscoe in stages: the south slopes first, then the creek bottoms, then the low corner of the yard that holds water into April. Superior Service Co. waits for the ground to firm and then makes the first cut of the year, the one that turns a tired patch back into a lawn. After that comes the weekly round of mowing, trimming and edging through a growing season that runs hard from May into September. Cleanups bracket it at both ends — winter debris out in spring, leaves off before the ground locks up. Straightforward work, done on time, in a town that notices.