May in Oceola Township is a scramble — lilacs going over, the ground finally warm, everything asking for attention at the same hour. Snows green thumb spends it on lawns and the borders that hold them: mowing, trimming, edging, and keeping bed lines cut so the planting has something tidy to sit against. Growth comes fast off this glacial sand and loam once the nights stay above freezing, and the gap between a kept yard and a neglected one opens up inside about three weeks. Staying ahead of that stretch is most of the job. Done right, a lawn in June looks effortless — which is exactly the illusion worth working for.