Big Indian Creek runs low and brown through Perry, and the yards backing up to it green early and stay that way. C & E Lawn Services & General Contractor starts most mornings before the dew burns off, mowing and edging through Houston County while the air is still bearable. String trimmer around the posts, blower across the walk, clippings kept off the drive — the small finishing moves that separate a mowed yard from a kept one. Middle Georgia hands you a long growing season and very little mercy in August, and the job is staying ahead of both. Perry and the towns around it — Bonaire, Kathleen, Warner Robins, Elko — are all within reach.