Royal Oak still keeps its alleys, and on a June evening the strip behind the garages is where the town's real yardwork waits — hedges leaning over the fence line, grass gone tall where nobody looks. Bill's Yard Maintenance takes those blocks seriously, with mowing, trimming, edging along the walks, and hauling out the clutter that collects at the back of a lot. A yard tended all the way to the property line, front and back, feels twice as big as it measures. The light stays late here in midsummer, and there is time after supper to stand and see the work holding. Nothing fancy about it — just a yard that looks looked-after.