The first cut of the year in Genesee County comes when the clay finally lets go of winter and the maples are still only thinking about leaves. Green Clean Lawn Care tends lawns around Grand Blanc from that first pass through the last one in November. Spring here is mud and possibility in equal measure; by the third mowing the turf has thickened and the stripes begin to hold. Trimming, edging and cleanup are what make a mowed lawn look finished rather than merely shorter. There is a plain pleasure in handing a yard back tidy on a Thursday afternoon.