Spring shows up early in Deptford; the sandy loam warms fast and the grass is asking for a first cut while the north of the state is still waiting on it. Exley's Landscape Service Inc opens the season right there — cleanups, bed edging, mulch, and mowing that has settled into a weekly rhythm by May. Around Almonesson Lake the older shade trees drop enough in autumn to bury a yard, so leaf work runs deep into November. Trimming and edging are what separate a mowed lawn from a finished one, and they happen on every visit. Ordinary streets look their best when somebody is paying attention to them.