North of Ionia the gravel section-line roads run straight toward Palo, and in August the dust hangs over them like a slow flag. Countryside Sales And Service works those roads and the town streets alike, mowing, trimming and edging yards that range from a quarter acre to something closer to a pasture. A heat week slows the grass and the deck comes up a notch; a wet stretch and it is back to weekly, because the lawn decides, not the calendar. Spring and fall cleanups bookend the season — beds cleared, leaves gathered, the yard handed back tidy. There is real satisfaction in a country lawn that holds a clean line right up to where the field takes over.