Winter in southwest Oklahoma turns the bermudagrass the color of wheat straw, and for a few months Altus lawns rest under a low, hard sun with the wind coming down out of the north. Elk Lawn Care Solutions works both halves of that year — the dormant months of cleanup and the long green season of steady mowing. When the grass wakes up in spring they set a cutting height and hold to it, trimming the corners and edging the walks each visit so the shape of the yard stays crisp as it fills in. Leaves, sticks and blown-in debris get gathered rather than mulched into the turf. Watching a lawn come back thick and level under that care is the best part of the job.