The tide runs hard through the Shinnecock Canal at first light, gulls arguing over it, and the day starts early on this end of Southampton whether you like it or not. Dario's Landscaping is on the road by then — mowing, string-trimming the fence lines, edging the walks and blowing the drives clean before the heat comes up. Yards between the two bays take salt on the wind and dry out fast in July, so the schedule matters more than any single visit. Week by week the grass thickens and the borders stay where they belong. It is a good feeling to pull away from a property looking sharper than you found it, mower ticking as it cools in the trailer.