From the Island Heights shore the river runs steel-colored in November and the Toms River tree line finally lets go all at once. JPM Lawn & Landscape LLC works that far end of the season with final mowings, edging, trimming, and the leaf cleanups that decide whether a lawn wakes up healthy in April. Oak leaves here are stubborn and waxy, and left down over a wet winter they smother the very turf they fell on. Hauling them off while the light is short and the air is sharp is the least romantic job of the year and one of the most useful. The reward arrives months later, green and even.