Wind out of the northwest in late October strips the poplars along the Tallulah River in a single afternoon, and by evening every lawn from Glassy Mountain down is wearing yellow. Speed Tree Co. handles lawn care through that around Clayton: mowing while the grass still asks for it, trimming, edging, and seasonal cleanups that lift the leaf off the turf before it mats. Left too long, wet leaf smothers a yard and you pay for it come spring. Cleared in time, the grass returns thick and even. The name says speed, and this season rewards it.