Early in the day the mist sits on the Swimming River Reservoir and drifts up over the properties along Newman Springs Road before the sun burns it off. Elite Lawn and Landscaping, LLC starts its Lincroft routes in that hour, mowing, edging and trimming while the grass is still cool. Soil in this part of Middletown grows turf willingly, which makes the schedule matter more than anything else — miss a week in June and everyone can see it. Spring and fall cleanups close out either end of the calendar. There is a plain pleasure in a lawn finished by mid-morning, striped and level, with the whole day still ahead.