Southfield's towers throw their shadows over more green than anyone expects — the lawn panels along the Northwestern corridor, the medians, the wooded ravines where branches of the Rouge slip under the road. Lawn care here runs on a weekly round: mowing and trimming, edging along walks and drives, feeding and weed control, beds kept clean, and leaves cleared when the whole city drops them inside three weeks. Oakland County clay holds spring water and bakes by August, so the calendar matters as much as the mower. A mowed strip beside a parking deck is a small thing, and it is also the first thing anyone sees. Across Southfield, Lathrup Village and Bingham Farms, every address gets the same round.