Out toward the Canoochee the pine flatwoods run flat to the horizon, and on a late-August evening the heat finally eases about the time the light goes amber. Southern Roots Lawn Care finishes its days in that window around Metter, the last pass of the mower laying down a clean stripe. Trimming follows the fence corners and the tree bases; the edger draws the border along the drive; the blower takes the walk back to bare concrete. Overgrown lots get brought back down and kept there on a schedule rather than rescued twice a year. Rooted work in sandy ground — steady, plain, and visible from the road.