Malta sits on the sand plains between Round Lake and Saratoga, where the soil drains fast, the pines hold on, and the Northway hums a mile off. D&R Lawn & Landscaping works this ground on both sides of the year — mowing, edging, mulching, hedge trimming, and the cleanups that bracket a Saratoga County growing season. When winter comes down out of the Adirondacks, the trucks turn to plowing driveways, clearing walks and treating ice before the morning commute starts moving. Sandy ground drains but it also dries out, and snow here arrives in a hurry; both take knowing the place. Malta and the towns beside it see both sides of the year.