A clean cut is mostly a matter of attention — sharp blades, the right height for the week, and an edge held steady the whole length of the walk. Brilliant cut lawn care takes the name literally. Down along the Owasco Outlet the ground stays damp into May and the grass comes on fast; a few streets uphill it burns off by August and wants to be left taller. Knowing which yard is which is the whole job. Mowing, string-trimming, edging and leaf work in the fall — done so that when the mower shuts off, the quiet that follows looks like something.