The Clear River slides past the old mill stone in Harrisville, and by mid-October the maples above it have gone the color of a struck match. C&R lawn care llc mows the yards along those village streets and out on the back roads where lots run long and the woods begin where the mowing stops. Northwest Rhode Island grass grows in fits — slow through a dry August, then a green surge once the nights cool and the rain returns. Cleanups count for more here than in most places, because the canopy is heavy and turf left buried under oak leaves comes up thin in May. Trimmed, edged and cut to an even height, a Burrillville yard holds its own against a whole lot of forest.