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Morning in North Arlington often begins as a low silver fog lifting off the Passaic, and the lawns along the eastern bank hold it in their blades until the sun clears the rooftops. This is a lawn care business working those blocks — mowing, edging and trimming the small, sloping yards that Bergen County packs so tightly between the river and the ridge. There is a real satisfaction in the moment the last pass lines up and the grass finally reads as one clean field. Edges get cut sharp against sidewalk and driveway, clippings swept back off the concrete, so the house looks finished from the street. The cleanups bookend the year — winter's litter scraped out in March, leaves taken off the grass in November, beds cleared and made ready again. Every yard here is small enough to know by heart, and that is exactly why it is worth doing right.