Cummington sits high in the hilltowns above the Westfield River, where the dirt roads climb and the fields open to a view three ridges deep. Howes Tree Service Cummington keeps the lawns up there — mowing pitches that would embarrass a flat-land mower, trimming around fence lines and foundation stones, edging where turf meets gravel. Spring cleanup is serious business at this elevation, since winter leaves behind sand, sticks, and half a season of hill runoff. By fair time in August the hayfields are bright and the mown yards read green against them. Mulch, steady cuts, and a thorough leaf round in October carry a place all the way up and down the grades.