Down in the Saline River bottoms the grass grows like it has something to prove, especially in the week after a June rain. Custom cuts lawn care answers with a mower deck and a schedule — cutting, trimming, edging, and clearing the clippings before the humidity mats them flat. Southern Illinois summers run long and stay generous to anything that wants to sprawl, which makes the weekly pass matter more here than in cooler country. A clean line where lawn meets gravel drive is worth standing back to look at. Saline and the towns close by, week in and week out.