West of Eastman the land tilts down toward the Ocmulgee, and in March the river bottoms green up first, days ahead of the yards in town. R&G Lawncare Services, LLC watches for that turn and then makes the season's first cut, the mower loud in the morning cool, the smell of it hanging over the yard long after. From there it is mowing, edging along the drive, string trimming the fence rows and blowing the walks clear, every week until the grass gives up in the fall. A crisp edge is what the job comes down to — the line that tells you someone was here. Dodge County lawns, yard by yard, on a route that keeps its days.