Spring rain in Oakwood comes in warm and heavy, filling the creek bottoms and pushing the grass up overnight like it was pulled. G&D Landscaping works the days right after, when the ground has drained just enough to hold a mower and the cutting is thick and sweet-smelling. That first real mow of the year is a satisfying one — the shagginess gone, the edges cut back in, the yard suddenly looking like somebody is home. From there the routine settles into weekly visits, mowing, edging, trimming and clearing, holding the line all the way through the heat. Hall County grows plenty; the job is keeping it in shape.