Bloomfield's red maples go first, usually the second week of November, and then the rest of the town follows them down. Red Maple Landscaping & Construction LLC works both ends of that change — leaf cleanups, final mowing, edging and trimming while the color is still falling, then snow plowing and clearing once the ground goes hard. The turn from raking to shoveling can happen inside a single week here, and the trucks have to be ready for either one. A yard cleared in autumn takes the winter better; a drive cleared at dawn takes the day better. Same street, same houses, two entirely different jobs.