Sterling sits between the reservoir and the high ground, orchard rows along one rise and Wachusett standing off to the west, and weather here commits fully to whatever it has decided to do. Green Star Landscape Service,Inc. works the full turn of that year: mowing, trimming, mulching and seasonal cleanups while the ground is soft, then plowing, shoveling and salting when the long driveways off Route 12 fill in overnight. Country properties mean distance — gravel aprons, tree lines, a turnaround that has to stay open for the school bus and the oil truck alike. Summer's job is an even cut and a firm edge; winter's is an open drive before breakfast. Same land, minded either way.