The Assunpink comes down through the middle of Trenton on its way to the Delaware, and in August the low ground along it holds the day's heat well past supper. Brandon Lawn Care LLC times the route to that, taking the shaded yards while the sun is high and finishing the open lawns in the cooler end of the day, when the grass cuts clean instead of tearing. Late summer here pushes hard after a thunderstorm, so mowing is paired with trimming and a pass around the beds to keep the growth from swallowing the borders. Come autumn the work turns to leaves and the long cleanup that puts a lawn to bed, and every stray clipping gets blown off the drive before the truck pulls away. A yard that stays on schedule through the wet months is a yard that looks even and unbothered in September.