October evenings the light over MacArthur Park turns amber and the palms throw shadows clear across the grass. Rowe's Landscaping runs the surrounding streets that season the way it runs every other — mowing, edging, hedge trimming, and the leaf-and-debris cleanup autumn here quietly demands. Lawns in this town rarely go fully dormant, so the schedule keeps rolling; it just gets a little roomier between stops. Feeding and weed control are timed rather than guessed at. The good part of the day is pulling away from a yard that is suddenly a shade tidier than the one next door.