Spring in University Place shows up all at once — a warm week in April and every terraced front yard on those old blocks turns green almost overnight. Top Tier Lawn and Landscaping starts the season there, on lots that step up from the sidewalk and demand a mower be walked rather than ridden across the front. The Bethany streets north of it run much the same way, close-set houses with narrow side yards and gates that make trimming a real part of the job instead of an afterthought. Getting a terrace right is quietly satisfying: an even face of grass, the top edge cut level with the walk above, and no missed strip where the slope meets the flat. That is the kind of finish worth returning for every week from April through the first hard freeze.