October in the Dahlem woods turns that whole corner of Jackson gold, and a week later most of it is lying on somebody's lawn. Top Dog Landscaping is built for that stretch: leaves gathered and hauled, beds cut back, turf given one last low pass before the ground hardens. Through summer the work is mowing, trimming and edging on a set rotation, with landscape beds shaped and mulched so the plantings stand out against the grass. Winter puts the plow on the front and the salt in the back, and the same drives open before daylight. Four turns of the year, one property, kept in hand the whole way.