Hallocks Mill Brook threads the low ground below Yorktown Heights, and the yards that back onto it stay soft into May, then dry hard by August. Tapia's Landscaping inc works that swing — mowing on a schedule the grass sets, edging the walks, trimming the wet corners by hand where machines would tear the turf. Spring and fall cleanups bracket the year, clearing the beds open and then carrying the leaves off once the trees are finished. In winter, plows go on and the same drives are pushed clear, the walkways shoveled, the entry steps opened for the morning. Serving one neighborhood through every kind of weather is the part that makes the work feel worthwhile.