Water is the argument in every Lumpkin County yard: it comes off the ridges fast after a summer storm and it always takes the shortest way down. Patterson Grading, Landscaping & Handyman works with the shape of that ground around Dahlonega — mowing and trimming on the slopes, edging beds, mulch put down where the rain wants to move soil, and cleanups after the weather has had its say. A hillside lawn cut well looks calm; cut badly it looks scalped, and the whole difference is patience and blade height. There is real pleasure in a stepped, sloping yard that holds both its grass and its lines all season long. Steady maintenance is what keeps it there.