North of Big Rapids the county opens up — mile after mile of road with hayfield on one side and jack pine on the other, homes set back with real grass to keep. Northland Lawn Care mows that ground in the deep of summer, when the days run long and the lawn will take a cut every week whether you are ready or not. The routine is plain and it is done all the way: even mowing, string trimming around posts and foundations, crisp edges along walks and drives, cleanups in spring and again in fall. On a July evening a finished lawn out here reads like a green room with the pines for walls. Lawn care for Big Rapids, Paris, Rodney and the country in between.