April in Waukegan is mud and promise — the ground softening along Washington Street, the first green needling up through last year's thatch. C&N Lawn Care starts its year right there, clearing winter's leftovers so the turf can breathe again. The first cut of the season is a small ceremony: deck down, lines laid, a yard suddenly awake. From then on it becomes a rhythm of mowing, trimming and edging held week to week across the neighborhood. By May the lawns look like they had been waiting for it.