Before the day gets loud, Sweetwater Creek is the only thing talking — water sliding over rock down the shoals, mist in the hardwoods, the west metro still half asleep. 5 Star Landscaping starts in that hour, mowing Lithia Springs lawns while the dew is on them, edging the walks, running the trimmer along foundations and fence lines, then clearing every blade off the drive. Douglas County clay holds heat and holds water in equal measure, so beds get mulched and borders get kept crisp to give the plantings a fighting chance. By August the Bermuda wants cutting twice as often, and by November the hardwoods hand over everything they have. The reward is the same either way: a lawn that looks composed from the street.