Early June along Lopatcong Creek, the air comes up cool off the water and the grass stays heavy with dew until nine. Delaney Landscaping works those hours — mowing, edging where lawn meets sidewalk, trimming the corners a mower can't reach, and carrying off what gets cut. A yard mowed in straight, even passes reads differently from the street; the lines catch the low light and the whole property looks looked-after. The work keeps that rhythm all summer, and then the maples let go faster than anyone expects and the cleanups begin. Lawns in Phillipsburg and the yards out through Lopatcong and Alpha, week after week.