The Oregon white oaks around McMinnville take their time — bare into May, then all at once the crowns fill and the grass beneath them goes from bright to dappled overnight. White Oak Landscape Maintenance works that changeover, adjusting cut heights as the shade closes in and keeping the mowing frequent while spring growth is still at full tilt. Around old trunks the trimmer moves slow and clean, close to the grass and nowhere near the bark. Edges are drawn fresh along walks and beds so the yard has a firm outline under all that soft light. It is the season the lawn decides what it will be for the year, and this is the work that decides it well.