Out along Wilna's back roads the dooryards run straight into hayfield, and by September the hardwood ridges have already started letting go of their color. Gretna Lawn Care tends the ground in between: the mowing that keeps a farmhouse lawn crisp against all that open country, the trimming around posts and stone, the cleanup when the leaves finally come down in earnest. Summer this far north is short and generous, so the grass gets cut while the cutting is good. Autumn work runs quieter, with beds cleared, the last growth taken low, and everything set before the ground turns hard. Come snowmelt those same yards wake up ready, which is the whole reason for the fall's patience.