In May the ridge west of Highland goes white with apple blossom, and for a couple of weeks the whole town smells like an orchard. Ec Lawncare & tree service starts its season inside that window, when the grass is thick and glossy and every lawn wants cutting twice a week. The mowing runs from the hamlet's shaded side streets out to the open properties along the orchard roads, with edges trimmed tight to walks, beds and mailbox posts. Long Hudson Valley summers keep the route full, and the fall cleanups close it out with the last of the leaves lifted off the grass. A yard finished properly reads clean from the road, and that is the whole aim.