Silver Lake still holds a chill in early May when the mowers come out for the first cut of the year in Wilmington. Paul's Landscaping & Supplies works from there straight through the season — cleanups to open the ground, weekly mowing, edging along drives and beds, and trimming into every corner a mower cannot reach. Sandy soil and pitch pine make for lawns that need attention rather than luck, and the difference shows by the Fourth of July. What makes the day worth it is the last look back at a property: borders clean, grass level, walkways swept. Autumn brings the leaf work, load after load off the lawns before the wet weather arrives.