South Bar Lake lies warm and shallow through midsummer, and the yards around Empire Township carry that soft, sandy green that comes of living close to water. GNC Lawn Care mows those lawns on a weekly turn, trimming tight to steps and posts and edging where turf meets drive. Sand underfoot means the cut has to be judged carefully, since too low in July browns a lawn out by Friday. Good days finish with straight lines, clear walks and the smell of cut grass drifting downhill toward the water. Before any of that, a spring cleanup clears out whatever the winter left behind.