Stratford's orchards bloom pink in March, weeks before anything else around here has committed to spring, and the sandy ground warms right along with them. 4 Hooves Lawn Service mows in town and out the country roads toward Byars and Roff, where that same loose soil drains fast and will brown a lawn in a dry August. So the cut runs high through the heat and closer in the cool months, with trimming around orchard fence posts, pump houses and porch rails. Drives get their edge, and nothing is left sitting on the concrete afterward. By the time the fruit stands go up along the highway in July, the yards on that road are worth a look of their own.