August in Norwood is oak shade and still water — the far end of Willett Pond, the heat sitting flat on the grass by two in the afternoon. Blue Oak Landscaping cuts high through those weeks so the turf keeps its color, then trims, edges and mulches to hold moisture where the beds want it. Come October the same yards get raked out and cut back, the leaves hauled off before the first hard frost pins them down. The good moment comes at the end of a route: mower loaded, driveway blown clear, the lawn reading even from the mailbox to the door. Norwood and the neighboring towns — Westwood, Walpole, Norfolk, Dedham and Canton.