October comes early to these hills. The maples along the Sparta roads go over all at once, and by the second week the lawns are wearing more leaf than grass. Lawn Mowing by Scott works straight through it — cutting while there is still growth to cut, then clearing and hauling the leaves off before the first hard frost seals them down. In the green months the job is simpler and just as particular: a straight pass, a neat border, a sharp line along the drive. The reward is a yard that stays open to the light right up until winter closes it.