There is one week in May when half the township smells like cedar and shredded bark, and the beds along every porch go from gray to deep brown overnight. Mulch Bro's Lawncare is the reason on a good number of those streets — mulch laid and raked out, bed lines cut sharp, weeds pulled before they get ideas. The rest of the year runs on the weekly rhythm of mowing, trimming and edging, with cleanups bracketing both ends. Oxford's ground is sandy and quick to dry, so mulch does more here than dress a bed; it holds water down where the roots are. A fresh border against a green lawn is a small thing that changes an entire front yard.