Along the mill-town streets of Windham, where old stone walls lean into the roadside and dooryards slope down toward the Willimantic River, the work of keeping a yard begins early and quietly. L.A.E Garcia's Landscaping & Hardscape tends the lawns and grounds of the Quiet Corner, mowing summer grass to a clean line and setting stone and paver into patios and walkways that hold their footing through eastern Connecticut's freeze and thaw. When the granite hills go white and Thread City wakes under snow, the plow is out before the coffee is cold, opening drives and paths so the morning can start on time. There is a plain satisfaction in it: an edge cut true, a walk cleared to the pavement, a place made ready for whatever the season sends down the valley.