The Broad River moves slow and brown over its shoals, and on a still morning a heron will stand in it long enough to be mistaken for a stick. Beaver Tree Company LLC works the yards backed up on that country, river-bottom ground that grows grass hard through the wet months and needs a firm hand by June. Mowing to keep the growth in check, string trimming down along the bank edge and around the trunks, edging where lawn meets gravel and concrete. Nothing is done until the drive is cleared: no clippings on the concrete, none in the beds, none tracking toward the porch. Simple work carried all the way to the end, in a place where the river sets the pace for everything.