The Ipswich River gets its start in the wet ground on Peabody's western edge, and the neighborhoods above it hold their dew late into the morning. Ford North Landscaping schedules around exactly that, letting the grass dry and stand up before the mowers roll so the cut comes off clean. Through the season the routine holds steady: mow, trim the fence lines, edge the walks, clear the clippings off the pavement. Come November the leaves are gathered and carried away and the beds are cut back for the cold. There is real pleasure in a lawn that stays even all summer long, earned one week at a time.