The ground under Glassboro is sand — old coastal plain, quick to drain, quick to go pale gold in a dry July. A&M Landscaping reads a lawn by how it stands up to that heat, lifting the deck when the weather turns hard so the roots keep a little shade of their own. Cutting, trimming and edging run week over week from the first flush of April to the last warm stretch of October, with a raking out at either end of the year. When the August rain finally arrives, the color comes back overnight and the whole street looks brand new. Working with the soil you actually have, rather than the one you wish you had, is most of the secret here.