October frost silvers the grass along the young Souhegan in New Ipswich, where the river is still narrow and the old mill villages sit tucked into its bends. Northern Landscaping LLC carries the lawn season to its final cuts in that crisp light, when every blade stands out and the maples throw red against white clapboards. In the center of town the Barrett House keeps its stately grounds, a reminder that New Ipswich has long cared how a place looks from the road. A last mow and a tidy edge before the cold sets in leave a yard ready to rest. Come spring, it wakes up already in order.