The ocean keeps Long Branch a few degrees kinder than the towns behind it, so the grass here is still growing when inland yards have gone brown. R&A Landscaping inc works that long tail — mowing into the late fall, trimming, edging, then the full cleanup once the leaves finally commit. When the weather turns for real, the trucks change purpose: plowing driveways, clearing walks, salting the corners that freeze first. It's a town that can ask for a mower in November and a plow in December, sometimes the same week. Being ready for either is the craft.