Milford built its reputation on granite, and anybody who has tried to plant something here knows it. The ground across much of Milford is rocky, with ledge sitting close to the surface in plenty of neighborhoods and stone showing up in every shovelful. That has real consequences for lawns. Shallow soil over rock means a shallow root zone, and a shallow root zone means grass that browns out in the first dry stretch of summer no matter how healthy it looked in May. It also means irrigation installation in Milford takes a different approach than it does a few towns over, because you can't always pull pipe on a straight line at a standard depth. Milford's housing is a mix too, older neighborhoods near the center with mature trees and small yards, and newer construction on the outskirts with wide open lots and thin builder soil.