Lawn in Order

About Lawn in Order

There is a particular satisfaction in a straight line, and the flat grid of Sunnyland and Columbia gives Lawn in Order plenty of room to draw them. Mowing here starts in the damp of a May morning, when the alleys still hold shade and the grass has put on an inch overnight off the marine air. Edging follows the sidewalk seams block by block until the turf ends exactly where it should, and the trimmer squares the corners a mower deck can never reach. Clippings get blown off the walk and back into the lawn, so the finish reads tidy from the street and feeds the yard from underneath. By the time the fog lifts off Whatcom Creek, the place looks put back in order, which is the whole idea.