Syracuse took its nickname from the brine springs at the foot of Onondaga Lake, and Salt City Lawn Care carries it a few miles east into the neighborhoods around the old village. Late May is the height of things: light until eight, grass climbing an inch between visits, mowers running past supper to stay ahead of a growing season that never idles. The work is mowing, edging, string trimming and the cleanups that open spring and close out fall, done on a schedule the lawns can rely on. What they're after is the moment a yard looks finished — clean lines across the turf, tight trim along fence and foundation, nothing left lying on the walk. Ordinary yards, kept well, block after block of East Syracuse.