Mystic Island soil is more sand than loam, and by mid-June a lawn here will tell you so the first hot week it does not rain. Miguel Cruz landscaping mows with that in mind — a taller cut that shades its own roots, timed so grass is never taken in the worst of the afternoon. The bay breeze comes up around noon and makes the work bearable; trimming and edging follow the mower every single time. Weeds that love thin ground get pulled from the beds before they can take hold. There is satisfaction in a green yard on a sand island, and it comes from small decisions repeated.