Six Lakes is named exactly right, and in February those lakes go flat and white and the wind crosses them with nothing in its way. Highcrest Lawn Care is out early on those mornings — plowing driveways, pushing back lots, opening the walk far enough that the door will actually swing. When the ice goes off the water the work turns green: mowing, trimming and edging on a weekly round, with cleanups at both ends of the Montcalm County season. Lake-country lots run long and awkward, and doing them well is mostly a matter of patience. Either way, cleared or cut, the yard is ready before anybody needs it to be.