October takes Genoa Township apart leaf by leaf — the oaks holding on stubbornly, the maples letting go all at once, until every lawn from here to Brighton lies under an inch of red and brown. TJH Outdoor LLC clears it: leaves gathered and hauled off, lawns given their last cuts of the year, mulch topped up, edges trimmed back before the ground locks. There is something plainly satisfying about a yard raked out at the end of a fall afternoon — the grass green again underneath, the beds dark and squared. Through the warm months it is the steady work of mowing and lawn maintenance that gets a place ready for that moment. One season sets up the next, and the property keeps its shape.