Water oaks hold their leaves stubbornly in Fayette County, letting go through December and January long after the rest of the South has finished the job. Southern Oaks Lawn Care plans around that — leaf cleanups running deep into winter, beds cleared back down to the mulch, everything hauled off instead of pushed to the fence line. In the growing months the work is mowing, edging, trimming and clearing the walks on a set rotation. Fayetteville's older streets are canopy streets, and a canopy yard needs a different plan than a wide-open one ever will. Carrying a shaded lawn through a Georgia summer and out the far side is quietly satisfying work.