On Tipperary Hill the traffic light famously wears its green above the red, so it is fair to say this city takes the color seriously. Emerald Lawn Care chases the same shade all season across Syracuse — mowing on a steady week, trimming tight to the fence posts and the foundation, edging the walk until the border is a clean stroke. From the top of the hill you can see the whole valley go from mud to green in about three weeks every April, which never stops being a small miracle. Then October arrives and the maples put everything back on the ground, and the cleanup crews follow it down. Green is only a few months long here, so it is worth keeping well.