From Ely Park the city lies out flat and green below, the rivers threading through it like seams. Clippin Greens LLC works at the top of the day, when the sun is high and the stripes it lays down show from the road — cutting, edging, trimming, mulch, hedge shaping and seasonal cleanups. A well-cut lawn in July is a simple thing and a loud one: defined borders, an even nap, no ragged line along the fence. The measure of a good day is that the yard still looks sharp on the drive past a week later. Binghamton yards, kept on that standard of neatness one visit at a time.