November in Sparta is the hinge of the year — mowers still going one week, blades on the trucks the next. Scott Landscaping and Design works the terraced lots above Lake Mohawk, where lawns arrive in tiers between retaining walls and stone steps. Warm months: each level mowed clean, trimming along the walls, edging the paths that stitch the tiers together. Cold months: plowing the drive, shoveling the steps one tread at a time, salting the landings where ice always chooses to sit. The hillside makes both jobs harder, and makes the finished look worth more.