July in East Greenbush smells like cut grass and charcoal smoke, and the neighborhoods run their sprinklers at the honest hour just after supper. Stars & Stripes Lawn Care mows, trims and edges through the thick of that season, laying alternating passes so a front lawn wears its stripes all week long. Height matters in high summer — cut a little tall, cut often, and the turf holds its color deep into August. The year opens with a spring cleanup and closes with the leaves cleared off ahead of the first hard freeze. A straight line down a lawn is a small thing to take pride in, and it is taken seriously here.