J & A Lawnscapes LLC

About J & A Lawnscapes LLC

Towboats still push barges past Charlestown on the Ohio River right through the coldest months, running lights visible from the bluff even when snow is coming down sideways over the water. J & A Lawnscapes LLC clears the driveways and yards along that riverside stretch of town, where the air off the river tends to hold a few degrees colder than the streets set back from the bank. A lawn that backs up to the Ohio catches wind straight off the water, and snow there drifts against fences and foundations in ways it doesn't a few blocks inland, so the crew plans extra time for those properties. Getting a riverside driveway clear means fighting that wind as much as the snow itself, working fast before the next gust undoes the last pass. There's something satisfying about standing on a clean driveway at the edge of town, barge lights sliding by on the river below, snow still falling everywhere except where the work's already done.