Richford sits in the crook of the Missisquoi a few miles shy of the border, where the river slows and the old rail bed runs off westward through the corn. Summer this far north is short and it is generous, and grass takes full advantage of it. High Country Property Maintenance mows through the whole of it, trimming around posts and stone, cutting an edge where the lawn meets the drive, mulching beds so they hold their color into September. Spring cleanup comes early here and fall cleanup comes early too, so the timing matters more than most places. A yard that stays sharp through a northern Vermont summer is worth the effort it takes.