Athens sits on red clay and granite, and by noon in July that ground gives back every degree the sun sent down while the cicadas turn the volume up. Georgia Elite Lawn Care starts before the worst of it, mowing high enough to shade the roots and trimming out the edges the heat likes to burn first. Turf pushed too short in this climate goes thin and brown by August, so the cut height is chosen on purpose. Walks and drives are blown clear at the end, clippings sent back into the lawn to do some good. The yard comes out even, green and holding its own against a Georgia summer.