Spring comes up out of the low ground first around here, where Portage Creek threads its way east and the mist sits in the hollows until nine in the morning. Progressive Lawn Service starts the season down there, on the soft ground that greens two weeks ahead of the hilltops. The first cut of the year is the one that changes everything — the winter mat raked off, the beds cut back, a lawn suddenly looking like it has plans. From there it settles into a rhythm: mow, trim, edge, keep the lines honest, week after week until the leaves come down. Lawn mowing, trimming, edging and spring and fall cleanups in Texas Charter Township and toward Portage.