After a long Austin summer, plenty of lawns have faded to the color of a paper grocery bag, and everyone is watching the sky for the first real autumn rain. When it finally comes, rain lilies open white in the roadside ditches almost overnight, and tired grass gets another shot at the year. Revive & Thrive works in that hopeful window, mowing the fresh flush of growth, trimming back whatever sprawled during the dry months and clearing out summer's leftovers so the yard can start over. Austin gardeners like to call fall a second spring, with cooler mornings, softer light and turf that finally wants to grow again. A lawn brought back to life in September has a long, mild stretch ahead in which to shine.