Leaf season in Madison Heights piles the curbs high enough to hide a hydrant, and the whole city smells faintly of wet oak. Unique outdoor maint runs that stretch hard — blowing out beds and fence lines, uncovering turf before the grass is buried, moving the piles off the property for good. Earlier in the year it is the steady stuff: mowing weekly, edging, trimming around posts and porch steps. Small city lots reward attention, since every square foot is on display from the sidewalk. When the last cleanup is done, the yard is put away clean for the cold.