September in Malvern still runs hot, but the light changes first, long and coppery over the pines with the Ouachita River sliding past north of town at Rockport. Bennett Lawns works the tail of the growing season in this brick town, where grass keeps going well after the calendar suggests it should stop. Each visit puts mowing, trimming and edging together, so borders stay crisp along the walks and drives and nothing is left ragged at the fence. Then the sweetgums and oaks turn loose, cleanup season opens, and yards come down to a bare, brushed finish. It is plain work with a result anyone can see, done for neighbors up and down Hot Spring County.