Late October, the light over Washington Park stretches long and copper, and the sycamores decide to let go all at once. Joel s Landscanping llc spends those weeks on leaf work — turf cleared before it mats, iron-fence corners emptied out, beds cut back, the last mow taken low ahead of the cold. Union City stands shoulder to shoulder, so one yard's leaves become the whole block's leaves by Thursday, and getting them up is a neighborly act as much as a job. The rest of the year runs on the ordinary rhythm here: mowing, edging, hedges held back off the walk. When the sun drops behind the rooftops and the park lamps come on, the finished yards look swept and settled, ready for whatever winter brings.