Spring comes late to Athol. The ice goes off Silver Lake, the peepers start up in the low ground, and for a few weeks everything is mud. Then it turns all at once and the grass comes on fast. Oli D Lawn Care meets it right there — first mow of the year, a winter's worth of sand and sticks raked out, edges cut back sharp along the walks and beds. From that week on it is steady work: mowing, trimming, keeping ahead of it. Lawn care in Athol and the nearby North Quabbin towns.