April in Olean is not pretty at first — gray banks shrinking, matted grass, everything holding its breath. Then a week of sun arrives, the ground firms underfoot, and the whole valley greens almost at once. Phoenix Lawn Care meets that turn with cleanups, raking out the winter mat, the season's first cut, edging along the walks, mulch into the beds and seed where the plow scalped the curb strip. From there it settles into a steady mowing rhythm that runs to the last warm week of the year. Spring through fall, on lawns in Olean, Allegany and the towns nearby.