Hellmans Outdoor Services

About Hellmans Outdoor Services

On winter mornings in Monticello, a stretch of the Mississippi stays open while everything else is frozen, and the trumpeter swans crowd onto it, white against the steam rising from the water. That's the hour Hellmans Outdoor Services is out clearing snow, with driveways pushed down to bare pavement and front walks opened up before the town starts its day. There is a particular pleasure in a drive gone black and dry while the frost is still pink on the far riverbank. When the ice lets go and the swans head north, the work shifts to lawn care: the first mow of spring, then a summer of grass held trim along Monticello's streets. One river town, two kinds of weather, and a yard that looks looked-after in both.