La Salle sits low against Lake Erie, where Otter Creek carries the last of the county's water past the cottonwoods and out to the marsh. Lawns grow thick in that lake air, so Otter Creek Landscaping keeps them on a schedule the humidity cannot outrun — mowing at a height that holds color, trimming close to fence and foundation, edging the walks and the mailbox apron. Clippings are cleared from drives and gutters so nothing washes toward the ditch. In autumn the same yards are raked out and put to bed, cottonwood leaves and all. From the road it should look effortless, which is exactly the work.