North of town the Ramapo foothills begin their climb, and the yards up that way run at an angle, terraced against the slope. Harriet's Lawn Services works those grades and the flat streets below them alike — mowing, edging, trimming, hedge work, mulch, and the cleanups that begin and end the year. Hillside grass grows uneven and dries in patches, which makes a straight, unbroken cut something you earn rather than something you set a machine to. Late May is the moment it all pays: everything green at once, the mountain standing behind the roofline, a lawn finished clean to the last corner. Work like that holds its shape right through the summer.