Water is never far from the surface in Schoharie County; springs seep out of the hillsides and the low ground stays soft well into June. Spaulding Water Gardens and Lawn Care tends the green that grows above all that — mowing, trimming, edging along walks and drives, and clearing a yard down at the start and end of the year. Mornings begin wet here, so the first pass often waits for the sun to come over the ridge and lift the dew off the blades. By late afternoon the lawn is striped and dry and the clippings are gone, and that is the moment the work is for. Cobleskill in summer deserves nothing less than a yard that looks awake.