January in Gwinnett is not white so much as tan and silver — dormant bermuda gone straw-colored, frost holding in the shade until nearly noon. IZZY BEAR LAWN CARE LLC uses those short days for the work nobody watches: limbs down after an ice night hauled off, leftover leaves pulled out of beds and fence corners, shrubs cut back while they are bare, edges recut along the walks. It is cold, quiet labor, and a Lawrenceville property looks noticeably better for it long before the grass returns. When April arrives and the turf greens, mowing and trimming pick right back up. The yards given attention in winter are the ones that fill in first in spring.