The first real week of spring in Highland Lakes is mud — the ground giving up its frost, the lawns flat and matted after months under snow. Next Level Lawn Care LLC starts right there, raking out the dead thatch, clearing the beds, working seed into the bare spots so a yard has a head start before the first hot week. The opening cut of the year is the best one: a ragged winter lawn goes under the blade and comes out looking like a decision. From there it is weekly through the season — cutting, trimming, edging, mulch, feeding, and a cleanup once the leaves have finished falling. Sussex County hands you a short green season, and the point is not to waste any of it.