Hickory and oak hang onto their leaves late, then let go all in a week, and the yards around here take the whole load at once. Lawn Care Company - Outdoor World, Inc. spends that stretch clearing turf, walks and drives, and putting down the last cuts of the year before the ground goes cold. The growing months are the plain work: mowing on a set rhythm, trimming the fence lines and the flower bed borders, cutting a line along every strip of concrete. Woodsmoke in the evening, frost on the windshields, and a lawn already put to bed. Spring turns out easier for the yards that got that.