Spring in the bottomland below South Rock Island is a slow business — the frost lets go, the low ground near the river stays soft for weeks, and then one warm stretch in April turns everything green at once. Carr's Quality Landscaping and Lawn Care meets that week with the first cut of the year, the one that changes a pale winter yard back into a lawn. After that it settles into rhythm: mowing, trimming, edging the walks, recutting the line where mulch beds meet turf and topping the beds off when they thin. Big Island and the sloughs keep the air heavy all summer, so around here the grass never really stops asking. Lawn and landscape upkeep for South Rock Island, Milan, Andalusia and the towns close by.