Under every lawn in Eastpointe is heavy lake-plain clay — it holds water after a spring rain and bakes tight in August, and it will humble anyone who thinks grass takes care of itself here. King Green works with that ground rather than against it, mowing at a height the turf can live with and keeping the edges and trim lines clean so the whole yard reads deliberate. Late May is the payoff, when the maples leaf out and a well-cut lawn goes that deep even green from curb to porch. Week to week through the season it is the same round: cut, trim, edge, clear the walks. Grass is a simple crop, and this is a town that notices when it is grown well.