Ride south out of the city and the land tilts up toward the escarpment, where yards arrive in terraces and the wind shows up with an opinion. High Country Hardscape & Landscape Designs mows on that pitch — passes worked across the slope, trimming along walls and step-downs, edging where grass meets stone. Higher ground dries faster and burns sooner, so the cut runs a little tall from the middle of July onward. The year opens with a full cleanup and ends with the leaves off the terraces before they slide into the low corners. From up there you can see most of Schenectady, and a lawn cut clean holds that view rather than interrupting it.