The lake at Smithville's village greene holds the sky flat and still in the early morning, before the shops unlock and the footbridges fill. Bonita Landscaping is usually out by then, cutting, edging, trimming, and clearing away whatever the season has shed. Sandy South Jersey ground drains quickly, so lawns here need their own kind of tending, especially through the thick humid stretch of midsummer. The pride is in the finish — a definite line where lawn meets bed, no clippings tracked across the walk, the whole yard reading like it was measured. Serving Smithville and the Atlantic County towns close around it.