Black River Boulevard turns gold in the back half of October, and then over two windy nights the whole canopy comes down at once. Professional Landscaping spends that stretch mowing leaves into the grass or off it, whichever a given lawn wants, and clearing the gutter line where drifts pack against the curb. A yard that goes into winter matted with wet leaves comes out of it thin and patchy, so the autumn passes matter more than they appear to. Rome's ground freezes hard by December, and whatever is still lying on the lawn stays there until April. The last cut of the year is the one that decides how the first cut looks.