The first cut of the year is a small ceremony. By early April the geese are back on Spring Lake, the ground has stopped squelching underfoot, and every lawn in South Plainfield needs waking up — thatch raked out, beds redefined, the mower set high for one gentle pass. Elite Landscaping carries that forward all season with weekly mowing, string trimming along walls and posts, and cleanups at both ends of the year. Grass here races through a wet Jersey May and stalls in an August dry spell, so height and timing shift with what the weather is actually doing. The aim is simple: a lawn that looks like someone is paying attention, because someone is.