November is the changeover: the last leaves come off the oaks, the mowers get their final pass, and the plow gear comes down off the wall. SJC Lawncare Inc. spends the warm half of the year mowing, trimming and edging across Scotch Plains, then hauling the fall cleanup out of the beds and off the turf before the ground hardens for good. The cold half is driveways plowed, walks and steps shoveled, salt laid at the curb and anywhere ice keeps returning. Knowing a property in July makes it quicker to clear in January — where the drain sits, where the bank can go, where the pavement dips and holds water. One yard, two trades, no gap in between.