October in this city is measured in leaves — oak and maple coming down for weeks, filling beds, packing into corners, hiding the lawn a homeowner spent all summer growing. Greenlawn Landscaping Maintenance Co works that long haul with mowing right up to the end, leaf removal pass after pass, and a full fall cleanup that leaves turf breathing before the ground freezes. Then the trucks change over, and the same properties get plowed drives, cleared walks and salt where the ice sets in. Watching a yard go from buried to bare in an afternoon is one of the better feelings in the trade. Farmington Hills hands over both jobs every year, and both get done.