Down by Pratt Pond the frogs start up in April, and the hayfields around Mason turn a green you can smell from the road. Green Star Landscape Services, LLC works the town in both seasons — mowing and trimming through the growing months, edging walks and drives, taking off leaves and brush in the fall, then plow, shovel, and sand once the cold arrives. Country lawns run big and uneven, bordered by stone wall and tree line instead of sidewalk, which makes a clean finish something you earn rather than assume. In winter those same properties become long driveways under a low gray sky, and getting one open before sunrise is a good way to begin a day. Small town, wide ground, plenty to keep after.