October arrives here as a change in the wind more than a change in the thermometer — one morning it comes from the north and the cedar elms start letting go, small leaves that get into everything. JD Landscaper works Round Rock through that turn, moving from weekly mowing into leaf and debris cleanup as the grass slows and the yards need clearing more than cutting. Edging and trimming carry on right up to the first hard frost, because a dormant lawn with a clean border still looks intentional. There is a plain pride in handing back a yard that is ready for winter. Come March, the same yards get woken up again.