By October the Huron River runs cold along the north edge of Scio Township and the maples let go all at once. Patterson Outdoor Services spends that stretch on lawns buried under leaf fall, mowing what still needs mowing and clearing yards down to clean turf before the ground hardens. The rest of the season is steady rhythm: cutting, edging along the drive, trimming the corners a mower cannot reach. A yard raked out on a bright cold afternoon has a particular look to it, tidy and settled, ready for whatever comes next. Patterson Outdoor Services works throughout Scio township and the nearby communities of Ann Arbor, Dexter and Ypsilanti.