Up in Oakwood Heights the yards step down toward the street in terraces, and grass on a grade is its own craft. Bernardini Brothers Builders & Landscapers mows those slopes even, trims where a mower cannot reach, and edges the walks so the lines follow the land instead of fighting it. Late August is the real test — heat holding in the brick, the lawn wanting water, the borders wanting a hand. Then the cleanups come, and leaves get gathered off the terraces before they mat down over the turf. It is unglamorous, weekly, visible work, and a whole street can feel it.