Spring reaches the riverbank first — the path along the Connecticut up in Brightwood greening while the yards behind it are still brown and matted. Rolando Landscaping starts there too, with the cleanup: winter debris raked out, beds cut back and mulched, the lawn opened up for its first cut of the Springfield season. Then comes the weekly rhythm — mowing, trimming, edging, hedges kept honest — straight through the long warm months. Autumn closes the loop with the leaves off and everything put away neat. A yard that has been minded all year announces itself in April, well before the others do.