Late June in Bakersville, the light hangs on until nearly nine and the whole block gets its watering done in the cool. Lawn Loyalty runs its route through those streets and the ones near Crystal Lake — mowing on a rhythm, trimming close along foundations and fences, edging the walks, and clearing the cuttings so the pavement stays clean. The name is the plan: come back week after week, so a lawn never has to be rescued. Manchester summers swing from soaking to bone dry, and grass cut at a height that shades its own roots is what gets through August. In fall the same properties have their leaves taken off, and in spring the winter's mess comes up before the first mow.