Renner's Lawn Sprinkling

About Renner's Lawn Sprinkling

By mid-July in Mandan, the hills west of town have gone tawny and the Heart River runs low and slow toward its meeting with the Missouri, and a green yard starts to feel like a small act of devotion. Renner's Lawn Sprinkling works in lawn care here, its name pointing straight at the heart of the matter: keeping water on the grass when the plains summer turns dry. There is a particular pleasure in it, the tick and arc of a sprinkler at first light and turf coming back thick and cool underfoot. By August, lawns that got that steady drink still carry the deep color of early summer, while untended boulevards nearby have faded to straw. It is hopeful work, and the proof is right there in the grass.