January leaves McDonough lawns tan and sleeping, and that's when you can see everything a summer of shortcuts left behind. Tate's Turf Care LLC works the turf itself — mowing on a rhythm through the green months, edging, trimming, clearing the clippings, and keeping the height right for what's actually growing underfoot. Bermuda and zoysia want one thing here, the fescue in the shade wants another, and a Georgia yard usually holds both. Cleanups take the leaves and pine straw off before they mat down and smother. Come April the difference between a tended lawn and a mowed one is impossible to miss.