Antelope Creek runs through a widened channel in central Lincoln now, and an April rain sends it hurrying past the trail bridges on its way to Salt Creek. Friesen Landscaping knows what that spring water does to a city lawn: a week of showers and the grass leaps ahead of everyone. Its lawn care catches that first flush, mowing it back to a tidy height and cutting down the shaggy fringe that sprouts along fences and foundations. Robins work the fresh-cut turf behind the mower. By May the yard has settled into its season, green and orderly and ready for long evenings outdoors.