Early on a West Islip morning the fog lifts off the Great South Bay and lies in the low yards until the sun burns it off around nine. Apple Landscaping Services is out in it, mowing, edging and trimming through a South Shore growing season that starts early and runs late. Sandy soil drains fast and salt travels farther inland than people expect, so grass here rewards attention rather than assumption. There's something good about coming back down a street at midday and finding the whole block sitting even and green. The last thing done is always the edge along the sidewalk, cut so the lawn ends exactly where it means to.