Up on the ridge the weather writes its own report: rain down in Branchville can be an inch of snow near Bennett's Pond, and the hemlocks on Pine Mountain hold it for days. Wilton General Landscaping plans for both — plow routes and salted walks through the cold months, then mowing, trimming and cleanups once the ground lets go in April. The good hour of the job is the one before the school buses, when the drives are open and the sky above the treeline is still the color of slate. Summer brings the slower pleasure of a lawn kept even across an uneven yard. Same crew, same standard, whichever way the thermometer runs.