In May the fruit belt around Eau Claire goes white and pink for two weeks, and every lawn in town wakes up at once. M & J Lawn Care meets that with mowing, trimming and edging — the first cuts of the year, when growth outruns the calendar and a week off shows from the street. Sandy Berrien County soil takes rain quickly, so a yard here is often dry enough to cut the morning after a storm. Spring cleanups clear the winter's litter from beds and fence lines; fall cleanups take the leaves before they mat down over the turf. Between the two is a whole season of even green, edged clean where the grass meets the drive.