March on the newer blocks near the water, and a yard is mostly potential — bare, flat, waiting on somebody to decide what it will be. xj landscaping n designsllc takes Perth Amboy lawns from that starting point: mowing and trimming, yes, but with an eye on how the whole thing will read from the street in July. Grass here has to stand up to bay wind, glare off the pavement, and a fair amount of foot traffic. Getting it even, and then keeping it even week after week, is slower and more satisfying than it sounds. By midsummer, when the turf is thick and the lines run true to the walk, the plan and the yard finally look like the same thing.