Late March in Houston County, and everything underground decides at once: the clay warms, the roots stir, and a lawn that was brown at Christmas comes up green inside a week. Georgia Roots Landscaping & Outdoor Living meets that turn head-on across Perry with mowing, edging, trimming and cleanup, setting the season's shape with the first few cuts. Spring here is loud with pollen and dogwood, and the yards that get on a schedule early are the ones still looking good in August. The craft is unglamorous and completely visible — straight lanes, a defined edge, walks left bare. Perry, Fort Valley, Byron and Bonaire all share in it.