El Prado lies out on the sage flat north of Taos, the mountain standing behind it and the gorge cut invisibly into the plain to the west. Summer here is short and lit like nowhere else — grass runs hard from June into September, then the cold comes down early and honest. Taos Landscaping mows on that compressed schedule, holding lawns even while they are growing and edging the walks and drives so the shapes stay sharp. Trimming handles the coyote fences, the posts and the bed lines, and the cuttings do not stay on the walk. Against all that silver sage, a green lawn cut to a straight edge is a genuine piece of work.