Morning fog pools in the Vernon Center lowlands and burns off slowly, so the grass here is often still wet when the day's work begins. YANISH LAWN MAINTENANCE & SERVICES LLC times around it, mowing once the sheen lifts and the blade can leave a clean cut instead of a tear. Trimming, edging and the weekly pass keep township lawns tidy between the field corners and the mountain road. When October comes the leaf load off the surrounding slopes is serious, and the fall cleanup turns into a full haul; spring's version is gentler, opening the beds and the turf back up after the thaw. A yard mowed right in this valley looks like a green shelf laid out under an awful lot of sky.