August at two in the afternoon: heat shimmering off the blacktop, cicadas grinding in the oaks, not a breath of wind between Sicklerville and Sewell. Paradise Landscaping Services, LLC. works straight through it — mowing high so the grass can carry the sun, trimming, edging, refreshing mulch that holds moisture in beds which would otherwise bake to dust. Cleanups bracket the season at either end, and hedges get shaped before they sprawl over the walk. Come winter the same trucks plow driveways and lots and salt the walks after a storm swings up off the ocean. Shade, water, timing — in a summer like this one, that is the craft.