Late August in Philadelphia, the back yards behind the twins are all shade and tomato plants, while the strip of lawn out front fights the heat coming off the pavement. Victor's landscaping LLC keeps both ends honest — weekly cutting, string trimming around fence lines and porch steps, beds cleaned out, leaves cleared once the plane trees start dropping in earnest. Yards this size put every mistake at eye level, and every good edge reads instantly from the sidewalk. Handing back a tidy yard on a block where people sit outside all evening is its own kind of pay. The work runs throughout Philadelphia and the communities along the city's edge.