Alto sits where the Piedmont starts folding up into the foothills, and the nights turn cool here weeks before they do down the highway. October puts apple trucks on the road and drops a heavy leaf fall over lawns that have been growing since March. Peachy King Outdoor Services works the tail of that season — cutting while there is still growth, edging drives and walks, raking and blowing leaf and cuttings off the grass so it goes into winter breathing. A lawn cleared before the first hard frost looks intentional straight through the cold months. Alto and the Habersham and Banks county towns nearby are on the calendar.