A couple of miles from Gray, Old Clinton keeps its white clapboard houses standing under big trees on a road that has not been in a hurry in a very long time. Lawntastic Georgia works those Jones County yards in April, when everything green wakes at once and the first mow of the season is the one that sets the tone. Cutting, edging, trimming and seasonal cleanups that clear away what the winter piled up along the foundations and fences. There is something satisfying about an old place with a fresh-cut lawn — the house looks looked-after, which is the whole idea. Gray anchors the work, with Old Clinton, Haddock, Juliette and Macon nearby.