Hazel Park is laid out on a grid so square you can read the mile roads from the air, and there is something satisfying about mowing a lawn that agrees with it. Lines run straight, corners get squared, the trimmer follows the fence and the edger gives the sidewalk its shape back. The season's list is plain and gets worked in order: cleanup and mulch in spring, weekly mowing through the summer, shrubs kept in check, leaves moved out in the fall. These are small yards where half an inch of sloppiness reads from the street, so none of it gets left for next time. A standard is easier to keep than to recover.