Past the last row of houses the Newton County clay takes over, yards turn into acreage, and kudzu leans in at the treeline. Discount Landscape and Bulldozer takes on that kind of ground around Porterdale — mowing the open grass, cutting back ragged edges, and drawing a line where the yard is meant to stop. Late-summer growth here is relentless, and a lot left alone for a month turns into a project. Bringing it back under control is satisfying work to look at when it is done. After that it is a matter of returning before the field forgets who is in charge.