Late April, and the willows down in the river bottom are the first thing in Georgetown Charter Township to go green — a soft yellow-green against everything still brown around them. Willows Mowing & Lawn care Service starts its year about then: raking the winter matting off, clearing fallen sticks, waiting out the wet corners so nothing gets rutted. After that the mowing settles into its weekly rhythm, with trimming and edging to define what a deck can't reach on its own. Autumn takes the leaves off and puts the yard back to bare. Wet ground and dry ground want different timing, and knowing which is which is most of the job.