East of Milledgeville the land tips gently toward Lake Sinclair, and the clay under the grass runs the color of a flowerpot left out in the sun. Baldwin County Lawn Care works these yards from first light, when the lake still holds a sheet of mist and the pines behind the fence line have not yet caught the heat. Mowing, trimming and edging happen in order, so that by mid-morning a lawn reads as one shape with a clean line along every walk and drive. Cleanups come in their turn, when the sweetgum and oak let go and the beds need clearing. It is plain work and it shows plainly — a yard that looks cared for all the way from the road.