By October, Linden evenings smell like woodsmoke, and the oaks along the washes turn rust against the dark green of the pines. Lawns slow down then, and the season turns to last cuts and long cleanups. Xtreme Backyards takes the yards down neat for the cold: grass cut short, leaves and needles pulled out of the corners, borders trimmed back where summer let them wander. At this elevation the frost comes early and stays late, so a yard put away properly in fall wakes up easier. It is quiet work, and the result sits there all winter looking right.