August in Dunwoody can go three weeks without meaningful rain, and you can read it in the lawns — the high spots fading first, the shade holding on, the whole yard telling you exactly where the water goes. JC Landscaping and Irrigation Group LLC works with the turf through that stretch: mowing a little higher so the blades shade their own roots, keeping the edges tight, trimming the perimeter, and clearing the beds so nothing competes for what moisture there is. When the cooler weeks arrive, the aeration and seed go down and the color comes back. Knowing when to push a lawn and when to let it rest is most of the job. Done that way, a Georgia yard makes it through the hot end of summer with something left.