Doraville wakes early along Buford Highway, and Diaz Landscaping likes to be out ahead of it, mowers off the trailer while the pavement is still cool. Summer here pushes grass up fast out of the red clay, so the answer is a steady rhythm: mow, edge, trim the fence lines, blow the clippings off the drive before the heat leans in. Lots on these side streets are small enough that every pass shows, so every pass gets walked straight. When the water oaks let go in fall, the cleanups follow. The reward is simple and it never gets old, that crisp line along the walk and a yard that reads as looked-after from the street.