First cut of the year on Triangle Road, and the dew is still burning out of the low spots. Greenblade Landscaping opens the Hillsborough season there and keeps it running straight through — mowing on schedule, trimming what the deck leaves behind, edging the drive and the front walk into a defined line. Beds are cleared and mulched once frost has finished with them, and leaves come off in autumn before they mat down over the crowns. The blade does most of the talking in this trade. A sharp cut stands the grass back up rather than tearing it, and the whole yard looks better for the week because of it.