North of Ball Ground the hills turn to marble country, and in February the air goes so clear you can pick out every ridge line from the road. Xtreme Outdoors LLC uses that dormant stretch for cleanup — leaves and fallen limbs off the lawn, borders cleared, edges recut so the yard has a shape to grow into. When the grass starts again in March the mowing picks up on a weekly rhythm, with trimming and a blown-clean drive at the close of every visit. Cherokee County lawns take a great deal of sun and a great deal of clay, and steady cutting is most of what keeps them even. There is something good about handing back a yard that looks ready.