The first frost of the year reaches the low ground around Flowery Branch and Chestnut Mountain some November morning, silvering the yards while the ridges above are still green. R&R Lawncare is out in it — final cuts of the season, leaves off the beds and gutters' worth of debris off the lawn, everything raked down to a clean surface before winter. The rest of the year is the steady part: mowing on schedule, edges kept tight, trimming where the mower cannot reach. Small yards and big ones get the same finish, because the difference between mowed and cared for is about ten extra minutes. Come March the mowers start again and the whole cycle turns over.