April in Boyne City is mud and grit and old snow going gray on the north side of every house. Millennial Lawn Care starts right there — raking matted grass open, hauling off the winter's litter, sweeping road sand out of the beds so the first green has somewhere to come up. Then the season proper: weekly mowing, trimming, edges kept tight from May until the maples give it up. The town wakes fast once the lake hands back a little warmth, and the lawns follow within a week. Watching a yard turn from brown to something worth walking on barefoot is most of the reward.