There's a week in October when the mower comes off the trailer for the last time, the plow goes on, and the maples along Concord's back roads are at their loudest. Phillips Lawn and Landscape works both sides of that week — mowing, trimming, edging and cleanups from spring through fall, then plowing, shoveling and salting until the ground thaws. Same driveways, same lawns, a year that closes into a circle. In summer the pride is a straight edge along the drive; in February it's that same edge, found again under a foot of snow. Winter here is long, and April has never once failed to keep its appointment.