North of Butler the ridges run wild toward Norvin Green, and in September the first cool nights come from that direction and slow everything down. Vanderveen keeps mowing straight through it — growth eases, but a lawn still wants its weekly pass, plus edging, trimming and a clean sweep after. Then the leaves arrive, and the cleanups that carry a yard into winter. Ground this stony asks for a light hand and a sharp blade, week to week. What it gives back is a lawn that holds its shape from the last cut of autumn to the first of spring.