Along the Mattydale stretch of Route 11 the old maples throw hard shade by August, and the grass beneath them comes in patchy and stubborn. Big Dog Landscaping & Painting LLC takes those lawns exactly as they are: mowing the heat-stunned stretches, trimming close where roots buckle the turf, hauling off the clippings and the clutter that collects along a fence line. Central New York summers can swing from a soaking week to three dry ones, and a lawn cut with that in mind holds its color longer. There is pride in the last look back at a finished property, everything squared up and nothing left to sweep. Small lot or long side yard, the standard does not change.