On a Saturday the old brick square in Ellijay fills up early, and the strips of green between the storefronts and the parking get looked at by every person who walks past. Wares lawn care handles that kind of ground — small, public, unforgiving of a missed corner — along with the yards on the streets running down off the square. The work is mowing, trimming close around signs and posts, edging the concrete, and blowing the walks so nothing is tracked inside. Shrubs get shaped before they crowd a window; beds get mulched before summer bakes them. Between town lots and homes across East Ellijay, the routes are short and the standard is the same. A tight edge against a sidewalk is the whole argument, made once a week.