Spring arrives in Jefferson the way it does in every quiet township — slowly, then all at once, with the ditches running and the first green showing along the south side of the drive. Little Abrams Lawn Care starts the year by clearing winter out of a yard, then settles into the weekly business of mowing, trimming and clearing the hard surfaces. Lawns here are bordered by fencerows, woodlot edges and gravel, and it is the trim work along those lines that makes a yard look tended rather than merely cut. Summer comes with growth spurts after every good rain, and keeping the route steady keeps the grass from ever getting ahead. By late fall the leaves are off and the lawn goes into the cold short and clean.