The first cut of the year is a particular day in White Lake Township — ice off Round Lake, the ground firmed up, and every yard between the small lakes gone shaggy at once. Nelson Lawncare, LLC. opens the season there and keeps the rotation turning: mowing on a steady week, trimming around dock posts and mailbox stands, edging the walks, clearing the clippings away. Lakeside lots are tight and full of corners, which means more trimming than mowing on some days. That suits the work fine. By the time June arrives the whole route looks like one continuous, well-kept neighborhood.