The limestone under this part of Onondaga County breaks the surface in ledges and old field walls, and lawns here grow over rock with only a few inches to work with. silverback groundskeeping tends that ground the whole year: mowing, trimming, edging and cleanups through the growing months, then plowing, shoveling and ice control once the cold arrives. Thin soil over stone means summer asks for patience and winter asks for early hours. Between Manlius village and the ledges out toward Jamesville, it is a landscape that repays a steady hand. Manlius, Jamesville, Fayetteville, DeWitt and the neighboring towns.