West of town the Flint spreads out into Lake Blackshear, cypress standing knee-deep with the water throwing light back up under their branches, and some of those yards run right down to the bank. Keene Landscaping works that ground and the in-town streets of Cordele both — mowing, edging, shrub and hedge trimming, mulching beds, and hauling the debris away. Waterside grass grows soft and quick and wants a lighter touch and a regular hand; a lawn that sweeps clean to the shoreline is worth an extra pass. Landscaping is mostly patience anyway: shape a thing now, and the yard pays it back a month later. Cordele, the lake communities and the towns nearby are all on the route.