Apponaug wakes in layers — the rotaries, the old mill buildings, the little four corners where the village still keeps its shape. Better Lawns & Gardens Inc is out ahead of all of it during a storm, plowing Warwick driveways and lots, opening walkways and treating the ice that sets up overnight. Wet coastal snow packs heavy here, so the work is about timing: get in while it is still falling, come back to finish, and never let the bottom layer freeze down to the asphalt. What people see in the morning is simply a clear way out. What it took was a few hours nobody watched.