North of the city the land rises into long drumlin ridges, and Geneva's streets climb out of downtown on the same grain, which is why so many yards here are worked across a slope rather than along one. Shores Property Services keeps those lawns — mowing on the grade, trimming close along stone steps and retaining walls, edging where turf runs up against pavement. October is the long month: leaves come down for weeks, and cleanups run in rounds until the beds are bare and the grass can breathe again. Spring is the other half of it, raking out the winter's grit, laying mulch, taking a first low cut that evens everything out. Small yards, corner lots, the side strips that are easy to skip — those get the same attention as the wide open ones.