Spring works its way up the Mohawk Valley and reaches Johnstown a little late, then arrives all at once, brown to green in a week around the old brick blocks downtown. Douglas Landscaping meets it with the first cuts of the year, opening the beds and hauling off whatever winter left behind. From there the season settles into mowing, trimming and edging, week after week, into the long light of June. Fall runs the reel backward, with leaves coming down over Fulton County streets faster than anyone expects. The best part is the walk-away look: stripes even, borders sharp, driveway swept clean.