The Merrimack swings wide below Bates Bridge, and Groveland sits on the sunny side of it, watching the river carry weather in from the west. Groveland Landscaping Corporation works both sides of the calendar there: mowing, mulching and cleanups from thaw to leaf-drop, then plowing, shoveling and salting once the river fog turns to something colder. Storms coming up the valley can drop wet, heavy snow that packs at the end of a driveway like concrete, and clearing it properly before the commute is its own quiet victory. The green months ask for patience instead — even cuts, sharp bed lines, leaves gone before they mat down. A property should look tended in every month it is looked at.