Half the lawns in this city sit on a slope — terraced strips above a granite wall, a front yard pitched toward the street, a back plot stepping down toward the water. Quick Cuts Lawn Care mows them anyway, walking grades no rider can take, trimming the awkward corners by hand, edging the walks so the whole thing reads as one finished piece. Midsummer on Rodman Street, sun straight overhead and the mower running, it is honest sweaty work. Cleanups in April and again in leaf season clear away the rest. What stays with you at the end of a day is a row of small yards, each one square and clean.