Late afternoon at Gates Pass lays long saguaro shadows across the Tucson Mountains, and the yards below run on that same logic of shape and shade. Arizona LandShapes maintains them — mowing the turf that's there, trimming around cactus and courtyard wall, edging the rock line so the ground reads as intended rather than accidental. Spring brings a flush of growth after the winter rains and a wave of weeds right behind it, both handled on the regular round. Fall turns to cutbacks, debris removal and getting beds cleaned out before the cold nights arrive. Out where the desert starts at the property line, the gap between kept and unkept is instant and obvious.