Red clay tells on you in these mountains — one hard spring rain and you can read every slope in the county. Ledford Grading & Landscaping works with that around Blairsville, mowing and trimming lawns, edging drives and walks, mulching beds, and clearing the wash and debris a storm leaves behind. Grass on a north Georgia hillside has to be coaxed as much as cut, and keeping it thick is a good part of what keeps the ground where it is. There is pride in a yard that sheds water right and mows even from the road all the way to the tree line. Upkeep week by week, until the place holds its own.