Along Patcong Creek in October the tide runs gold through the late afternoon and the phragmites all lean the same direction. Joe's Landscape And Design LLC works up the bank from there — mowing and edging through the green months, cleanups once the leaves come down, then plowing, shoveling and salting when the creek starts skimming over. Storms reach this stretch of Atlantic County from two directions, and either one can lay six inches on a driveway overnight. The work travels through the township and into Somers Point, Linwood, Northfield and Egg Harbor City. Doing it right means the same thing in any month: clean lines, clear ground, nothing left half done.