Sauquoit Creek moves quietly through the middle of New Hartford, and by six on a June evening the whole valley smells of cut grass. Apple Lawn Professional's LLC works those hours — mowing, trimming, edging, the ordinary care that keeps a yard looking like somebody is paying attention. Grass runs fast once the Mohawk Valley finally warms, so the schedule matters as much as the blade. There is real satisfaction in the last pass of the day, when the lines run parallel and the border along the walk is a clean straight one. Lawns get that treatment across New Hartford and out toward Washington Mills, Chadwicks and Whitesboro.