Some of the prettiest ground in South Plainfield sits under old oaks and maples, where the grass gets maybe four hours of sun and has to be coaxed along rather than pushed. WJ Tree Services & Landscaping mows those lawns with that in mind — a higher cut in the shade, a lighter touch, trimming around the flare of the trunks rather than into them. The route runs weekly through the growing months, with cleanups to open a yard in spring and take the leaf fall down in autumn. Shade turf never looks like a wide-open front lawn, and it isn't supposed to; kept properly it looks cool and even and settled, as though the house has been there a while. Getting a difficult yard to look effortless is the part of this job worth taking pride in.