Sunrise over Banks Lake throws pink across the cypress, and the first yard of the day in East Lanier is already waiting. Alanis EcoScapes mows, edges and trims through the long growing stretch, keeps the beds and shrubs in shape, and clears the leaf and limb litter that collects under the water oaks. Lanier County soil runs sandy and quick to dry, so the cutting height matters as much as the calendar. The work is measured in small visible results — a straight line along the walk, a hedge brought back to its outline, a yard opened up to the light. By the time the heat leans in, the route has moved on.