April opens in Jefferson County with redbud smoke along the bluff roads above the Mississippi, and the fescue comes on green before anyone is quite ready for it. Augusta Lawn Care of Arnold picks the season up there, mowing yards on the high ground east of town and edging the walks back to their true shape. Spring rain can push a lawn two inches over a weekend, which is why the schedule holds no matter how the week went. Trimming around foundations and fence lines is slow work, and it is the part people notice from the front step. By November the raking is done and the lawns are left short and clean for the cold.