Ivy Log Creek runs cold all year, and by late May the rhododendron along it is in full bloom while the pastures below go emerald almost overnight. Happy Lotus Landscaping and Tree Service works that green season hard — mowing on a set schedule, edging walks and bed lines, string trimming the banks and fences a mower can't reach. Union County yards climb and fall, and holding a clean cut on a slope is a skill you either build or you don't. Blowing the drive and porch clear at the end is the small flourish that makes the whole thing look finished. When autumn strips the coves, the leaves come off the lawn before they can mat down over winter. A tended yard in these mountains is a quiet kind of welcome.