October takes its time in Sayreville, and then all at once the oaks let go and a lawn disappears under a week's worth of leaves. M & J Lawn Maintenance LLC works that stretch hard — fall cleanups, leaves pulled off the turf, beds and corners emptied out, the last cut of the year set low and even. The rest of the season is the steady part: weekly mowing from spring onward, trimming where a deck will not fit, edging along drives and walks. There is something satisfying about the final pass in November, a yard put to bed clean with the light going gold at four o'clock. It comes back better in April for it.