Coles Brook slips through the north end of Hackensack toward the river, and the lawns along its low ground come in thick and early — May grass that gains an inch between visits. Mele & Sons Landscapes LLC keeps that pace with a steady rotation: mowing, edging where turf spills over the concrete, string trimming the fence lines and foundation corners. Yards on this side of town run narrow and long, which makes a straight cut worth something you can see from the street. Cleanups open the season in spring and close it in late fall, carrying off whatever the wind and the maples leave behind. Cut, edged, blown clean — and then quiet until next week.