The Mohawk Valley runs straight east and west through German Flatts, with the hills held back on either side and Ilion's rooftops laid out on the flat below. October is the valley's finest hour — the ridges turn, the river runs low and clear, and the yards need one good clearing before winter arrives. G&C Services works those properties all season, mowing and trimming from the first warm week of spring through the last mild afternoon of fall. Down on the valley floor the ground is rich and the grass shows it, so keeping a lawn even here is a matter of steady returns rather than one big effort. A yard cut clean against those hillsides looks like it belongs there.