The first October morning cool enough for a jacket is a small holiday in north Phoenix, and the yards below Deem Hills seem to exhale all at once. Mr. Electric of Phoenix Metro handles lawn care out along the Deer Valley edge of town, where new streets end at open desert and the wind comes down off the hills with nothing to slow it. The routine holds steady: mow, edge, trim the awkward corners, clear out the debris that blows in from the wash. Autumn is when grass here gets its second wind and the overseeded lawns come up brilliant, so cuts stay regular and the lines stay honest. Standing back at the curb with the mower ticking as it cools, a yard that looks even from every angle is worth the early start.