By nine on a July evening in Niles the heat finally lets go, fireflies rise up out of the turf, and the beds along the front walk keep their shape in the half-light. Gardens 2 Paradise tends that kind of yard — mowing the lawn, cutting clean lines where grass meets planting bed, laying fresh mulch, and clearing everything down in spring and again in fall. A bed edged by hand carries a certain confidence: the border stays crisp, the mulch stays where it was put, and the plants read as deliberate. Summers here run long and green and ask for constant attention, and making a property look effortless is the entire point of the labor. Dusk is when that work shows best.