By late June New Paltz has emptied out a little, and the old stone houses on Huguenot Street sit in full leaf-shade with the grass around them thick and quick-growing. MNC Landscape & Lawn Care keeps that abundance in order — mowing on schedule, trimming close where a mower cannot reach, edging the walks back until the border is sharp again. Hudson Valley summers are generous to lawns and demanding of whoever maintains them. There is a quiet reward in returning each week and finding your own straight passes still holding. Lawns are cared for in New Paltz, Gardiner, Plattekill and the towns along the Wallkill.