Ferndale's sidewalks run in old concrete squares, and grass will creep over every last joint if you let it. Royal landscaping keeps that line honest — cutting the edge back along walks and driveway aprons, running the trimmer close to porch steps and fence posts, and mowing on a schedule that can keep up with a wet Michigan June. Up toward the Royal Oak line the lots widen a little, but the finish stays the same block to block. A yard closed out at its borders looks twice as tended as a yard that was only shortened. Ferndale, Royal Oak, Berkley, Pleasant Ridge and Oak Park.