There is a stretch at the end of January when the north side of every wall along the Arroyo de los Chamisos still holds its crust of old snow while the south side is bare, warm, and already thinking about spring. MaD Landscapers, Llc works the Rodeo Road neighborhoods through that in-between season — cutting back what the cold killed, clearing leaves and blown trash from gravel and beds, edging walks that have gone fuzzy over the winter, opening lawns up so they can breathe. Nobody ever sees a yard more plainly than in winter, when there is no foliage to forgive it. Doing the tidy-up now means the first mow of spring lands on ground already in order. It is unhurried work, and it shows from the trail.