The La Chute comes down through the middle of Ticonderoga in a series of drops, and on a still summer morning you can hear it from the yards along the walk. Dalmatian Landscaping works those mornings: mowing, trimming around stone walls and porch steps, edging the drive so the line between lawn and gravel is a decision rather than an accident. Adirondack ground is thin and full of surprises, and a mower learns every root and ledge on a property. The spring pass pulls winter sand out of the grass; the fall pass takes the leaves off before they mat down. Between the two lies a season of green kept honest, week by week.