Up at the north end of town, where Cheektowaga runs toward Ellicott Creek and the Amherst line, the first mow of the year always comes as a surprise — one warm week and the grass is ahead of everybody. North Lawn Care shows up for it, and then keeps showing up: mowing on rhythm, trimming close to foundations and posts, edging walks so the concrete keeps its outline. Spring cleanup clears what the thaw uncovers; fall cleanup pulls the leaves before a hard freeze pins them down. The land is level here, which is a gift to a mower and unforgiving to a careless one. Even cut, clean lines, nothing missed at the corners.