The tide turns twice a day under Hix Bridge, the East Branch running one way and then the other while the fields on both sides get on with growing. Hurdscapes Inc. Landscaping & Hardscaping keeps a similar back-and-forth: mowing, trimming and bed work from the first warm week, cleanups at either end of the year, leaves gathered while they are still loose. Come January the equipment changes and the hours get strange — plowing at two in the morning, walks shoveled, salt down at the doors before anyone reaches for them. What holds steady is the finish: sharp lines in summer, clean pavement in winter. Westport, Dartmouth, Fall River, Tiverton and Little Compton.