Redbud lights the fencerows around Independence in April, and a week behind it the grass starts asking for its first cut. Gerrein Green LLC opens the season right there — mowing turf that has sat all winter, cutting back the growth along walks and foundations, clearing the debris so a lawn can breathe its way into May. From that first pass the rhythm holds all the way out to the last warm week of fall. A freshly cut yard in spring looks like the year starting over, and that is a good thing to hand back to somebody. Routes cover Independence and the towns just north and south of it.