Pinckney's ground was left behind by ice — kettle lakes set down into oak hills, sandy soil, and lawns that run right toward the water. Dr. Dave's Lawn & Landscaping LLC reads a yard by those slopes, mowing across the grade, trimming the edges where turf meets shoreline, keeping beds and borders defined where the lawn gives way to woods. Between Portage and Halfmoon the summers are short and bright, and a kept-up yard is where the whole season gets spent. Mowing, trimming, edging and cleanups, all on a schedule so nothing ever gets away from you. By August the grass is holding its color and the property looks like it belongs to somebody who loves it.