August in Chatsworth can go hard and dry, the clay setting up like fired brick and lawns turning the color of straw between storms. Lawn Rescue takes on the yards that got away — knocking down overgrowth, mowing back to a workable height, cutting out fence lines and ditch banks, edging the pavement, then hauling off what's left. The first pass on a neglected lawn is a little dramatic; the second one starts to resemble a lawn again. Bringing something back is more satisfying than keeping something easy. By the September rains it holds on its own.