October in Belleville smells like orchard, apples and cider and woodsmoke drifting off the farm ground east of town, and the maples on the residential streets let go all at once. Rakers Landscaping, LLC works both ends of that turn, mowing, trimming and edging while the season holds, then running cleanups and hauling leaves until the yards are bare and tidy. After that the machines change over and the winter list gets short and serious: plow the drive, clear the walk, put salt on the ice. Spring brings the whole thing back around with a first cut on soft ground. A property looked after year-round never has to be rescued.