Late August in Brookfield: heat shimmering off Ogden Avenue, traffic braiding through Eight Corners, and behind all of it block after block of lawns that still need keeping. Lofton Landscaping Company keeps them — mowing on the week, trimming the fence lines and the awkward strips beside the garages, sweeping the drive so the finish shows. A village this compact makes the work visible; a good edge reads from the sidewalk. By October the job turns to leaves, which come down all at once under an old canopy like this one. The aim is simple: a yard that looks looked-after, every week, straight through the season.