Late October in Macedon is the hinge of the year: leaves down on Tuesday, frost on Thursday, and everyone watching the sky by the weekend. Shortz Landscape Associates works both sides of that hinge — mowing, trimming and lawn upkeep through the green months, snow plowing and walk clearing through the white ones. The canal towns get plenty of weather and not much notice, so the changeover happens fast and the gear is ready before it's wanted. A yard put to bed properly in fall is a far easier yard to open in spring. The area covered is Macedon and the towns around it.