Jefferson holds onto its old square while the fields around it fill in with new streets, and every one of those yards needs cutting. Landscaping Marquez mows through Jackson County on a steady rotation, cutting the edges back along curb and sidewalk and running the trimmer where a mower will not fit. Water is close by all summer — the North Oconee shoaling over rock at Hurricane Shoals, creeks murmuring under the road — and the rain that feeds it keeps the grass climbing. Mulch, hedge trimming and bed cleanup fill out the work between cuts. A yard left striped and bordered in the evening light says the place is being looked after.