October along Tilton Road turns the maples over first and the oaks a week behind them, and by then Northfield yards are ankle-deep in whatever the wind brought down. Conte Landscaping spends that season hauling it off — the raking, the blowing, the last low cut before the ground goes cold. In the green months the rhythm is simpler: even mowing lines, trimmed borders, hedges kept back off the walkways. Soil this close to the marshes drains quickly, so a lawn here rewards attention and forgets neglect in a hurry. Come back to the same street every week and you can watch a whole block hold its line.