The brick barracks and parade-ground lawns at Fort Ethan Allen give the western edge of Essex a squared-off look, especially in late spring when the maples leaf out over them. L & D Property Maintenance carries that same sense of order into ordinary yards, with mowing, string trimming, edging along drives and walkways, and the cleanups that start and end a Vermont growing year. Grass here wakes slowly and then goes all at once, so the first few weeks are about catching up and the rest of the summer is about staying caught up. Running the trimmer line tight to a foundation, leaving no shaggy fringe behind, is the difference between mowed and finished. Around Essex, Essex Junction and Winooski, that difference is the whole point.