The first mow of the year in York Charter Township arrives with the smell of thawed ground and somebody burning brush a field over. IB Landscaping starts there — clearing the winter mat off the turf, tidying the beds, getting the blades set for a season of even growth. Through summer it is mowing and string trimming on schedule, corners squared, walks edged so the concrete shows its own shape again. The township is mostly open sky and farmland, which means lawns bake in July and want a careful hand rather than a rushed one. By the time the oaks let go in fall, the last cleanup leaves a yard ready to sleep.