August in this town is a test of patience for turf — long dry stretches, the sun holding late, lawns going tan at the edges while the river stays cool a block away. RJ's Lawn Care LLC raises the deck and cuts a little higher through it, taking off what should come off and leaving the rest to shade its own roots. Trimming and edging still happen every visit, because a clean border makes a stressed lawn look intentional rather than neglected. Cleanups pick up clippings and the first brittle leaves that fall early in a dry year. Then September rain arrives, the color comes rushing back, and the work pays off in green.