The southern reach of Lake Lanier keeps the sky wide open around Buford — long views out toward Lanier Islands, wind that dries a lawn quicker than the calendar says it should, and hard light bouncing off the water by late morning. Lanier South Lawn Care runs its mowing through those neighborhoods: cutting, edging, trimming and cleanup on a rotation, so nothing gets loose between visits. Out here the yards face weather head-on, and from a hundred yards away you can tell a lawn that is kept from one that is not. The finish is the reward — even height, defined borders, walks swept bare. Buford and the communities along the lake's south end are on the route.