West of Hastings, where M-43 runs out between the fields, spring shows up first as mud and then, almost overnight, as green nobody was ready for. DDHB Mowing and Services meets that first cut of the year head-on, when the grass is thick and wet and only patience and a sharp blade get an even result. Through the season the work settles into mowing, trimming and edging on a schedule, with cleanups when wind and weather leave a yard scattered. Barry County is a place where people notice a well-kept property, and that is reason enough to take the extra pass along the road frontage. Hastings anchors the route, with Middleville, Caledonia and Woodland close behind.