The first cut of the day in De Witt happens in dew, when the grass still bends with water and the lines come up sharp behind the machine. Watkins Property Maintenance starts there and works through, mowing, trimming around posts and hydrants and foundations, edging the walks, and taking on the seasonal cleanups at both ends of the year. Properties here run the whole range, from small village yards to grounds that need a full morning, and each one gets left tidy, with walks blown off, corners cut and nothing tracked out onto the pavement. It is the last five minutes that people actually remember. Central New York gives a long green season, and every week of it is a chance to leave a place better than it looked at eight o'clock.