Seven in the morning on an Evans side street: buses idling at the corner, sprinklers ticking, and the day's first mower starting up a block over. Evans Lawn Care Service works those early hours on purpose, getting the cut in while the air is still bearable and the neighborhood is only half awake. Mowing, trimming the fence lines, edging the walk, blowing the drive clean, and out again before the heat sets its weight down. Around the schools and older shaded lots off Washington Road the grass grows unevenly, sun to shade, which is exactly why an even finished height is worth something. Homes in Evans, Martinez, and Augusta come back to a yard that is already done by lunch.