North of the city the road climbs to Burr Pond, where the water sits dark under hemlock and the cold comes off it earlier than it does downtown. D'Amato Landscaping keeps yards on that side of Torrington, where the growing stretch runs short and every mowing counts. A lawn up here wants cutting on a rhythm rather than a whim — one week late and the clippings lie in windrows. Beds get mulched, borders are trimmed back to a clean line, and the shade under the big trees is managed instead of fought. By the last pass of the year the grass is short, the leaves are gone, and the yard is put away properly.