Allendale sits on sand, and you find it the moment a spade goes in — pale, quick-draining, holding a thin skin of turf. Carter's Cuts Lawncare & Landscaping works with that ground instead of arguing with it, mowing and trimming through the growing months and shaping beds where the oak roots run shallow. September is the generous month out here: the grass thickens again after August and the light goes gold by six. When winter arrives the same crew clears drives and walks and puts salt where feet land. The pleasure of the work is the finish — a crisp edge along the walk, a clean line where lawn meets mulch.