West Shokan sits under the long shoulder of Ashokan High Point, where the mountain keeps the morning cool and the sun doesn't reach some yards until the day is well along. That shade, plus the water coming down out of Watson Hollow toward the reservoir, makes for lawns that grow soft and slow and green far later into the fall than anyone downstate would expect. Mowing in the Catskills means clearances measured against stone walls and tree roots, and edges cut by hand where a machine simply won't fit. A trimmed lawn against all that mountain and hemlock is a small, deliberate piece of order, and it's satisfying every time. Lawn care for the properties tucked into these hollows.