The first warm week of spring hits Carteret all at once — magnolias open on the side streets, the ground softens, and every lawn in the borough seems to need cutting on the same day. Mendoza Landscaping and Lawn Service LLC starts the year there, with cleanups that pull winter grit and old leaves out of the beds and a first cut that gives the grass its shape back. From then on it is a steady round: mowing, edging along the walks, trimming whatever the mower leaves behind. A lawn kept on schedule never has a bad week, and that consistency is the whole point. In fall the leaves come off before the cold sets in. The route covers Carteret and neighbors like Perth Amboy and Avenel.