Elk River sits on the sandy soil of the Anoka Sand Plain, ground that drains quick and asks a little more of anyone who wants a deep green lawn on it. Sprouts Lawn Care LLC knows that soil and works with it, coaxing color out of yards from the river bluffs to the newer streets pushing north toward Zimmerman. Spring here smells like wet sand and cut grass, and there are few better sights than a freshly mowed lawn under a big May sky just after rain. Through the growing season Sprouts keeps at it, mowing and tending until October puts the yards to bed. The name says it plainly: this is a company that likes watching things grow.