The Quaboag comes into Palmer slow and tea-colored, and on a June morning the mist off it hangs in the low yards until the sun clears the ridge. Back To Basics Pro Lawn Tree is out in that first hour — mowing while the grass still stands up, edging along walks, trimming close around posts and foundations, keeping the beds clean. The name describes the method: cut on time, cut at the right height, take the leaves off in fall, and let the lawn do the rest of the work itself. River-valley ground in Palmer will grow thick turf as long as it is not neglected. Lawn care for Palmer and the villages and towns nearby.