Morning fog sits on Meetinghouse Pond until nearly nine, and then it lifts all at once and South Orleans turns bright and particular. Hoad Associates, Landscaping and Gardening works in that revealed light — beds weeded, borders shaped, lawns cut to an even nap that runs right up to the shingles. Gardening on this side of town is a conversation with sand, salt and shade, and the reward is a border that looks unforced, as if it simply grew that way. A hydrangea given room, a path edged so the gravel stays where it belongs: these are small things that change how a whole property feels. By late June the yards along the water look settled, and settled is the highest compliment here.