Summertime, lawn care

About Summertime, lawn care

In July the cicadas start up in the trees around Soddy-Daisy by nine in the morning and do not let off until the thunderheads pile up over the valley around four. Summertime, lawn care lives inside that window — mowing early while the air is still bearable, trimming the fence rows and the ditch bank, edging the drive, and moving on before the sky makes its afternoon decision. Grass in a Tennessee summer will put on inches between visits, so the calendar has to be honest and the return has to be regular. The satisfaction is a simple one: a yard that stays even and open all the way through the hottest weeks, when everything green is trying its best to run wild. Come August, that steadiness is what shows.