August in Battle Creek can be still and heavy, cicadas going in the box elders, pavement giving back the day's heat well past supper. Chapman's Lawn Service BC works the cooler ends of that, mowing early and running the trimmer down fence lines while the shade still holds. Heat turns the sandy stretches straw-colored and keeps the low ground growing, so blade height moves with the block. An edge cut along walks and drives gives even a tired midsummer yard a line to stand on. When the weather finally breaks in September the color comes back, and the cleanups begin.