In October the ridges above Vilas turn all at once, and for three weeks the leaves come down faster than anyone can keep ahead of alone. Maple Ridge Landscaping Inc takes on that hauling — beds cleared, drifts of leaf raked out of the fence corners, lawns opened back up to the low autumn sun. Through the growing season it is steadier work: mowing on a set interval, tidy borders, grass held even on ground that never agreed to be even. Watauga County asks a great deal of a yard between the late frost and the first hard one. Getting it right is mostly a matter of showing up on the week it matters.