The ground here is sand under a thin skin of loam, which means a downpour vanishes in an hour and a dry week bites hard. M&C Lawns LLC cuts with that in mind — mowing high through the hot stretch, trimming the fence lines, edging the walk, leaving the clippings where they'll do some good. Long Branch yards run small and close together, and a small yard gives sloppy work nowhere to hide. So the corners get done, the gate line gets done, the strip nobody sees behind the shed gets done. A yard finished all the way to its edges feels bigger than it is.