Autumn on the oak flats turns everything at once, and for a few weeks Flat Rock's yards are ankle-deep in leaves that came down overnight. Mathews Family Landscaping & Concrete works through it, mowing late into the season, trimming and edging so the lines hold up under the leaf fall, and clearing the lawns before wet weather mats them flat. Then the wind shifts and it is plow season — driveways opened, walks shoveled, salt down where shade keeps the ice. Spring brings the whole thing back the other direction, with cleanups and the first cut of the year. Between the river and Telegraph Road there are a lot of yards, and each one gets the same attention.