August on the Near West Side comes in heavy and humid, with Onondaga Creek running low and slow behind the yards and the grass growing anyway. Francisco's Landscaping keeps up with it — mowing before the heat peaks, trimming along the chain link and the porch steps, edging the sidewalk strip back to a straight line. These are working blocks with small tough lawns, and they respond well to somebody who shows up on schedule. Spring means clearing the winter's leavings out of the beds; late fall means the leaves off before the ground turns hard. Street by street, the difference adds up to a neighborhood that looks looked-after.