Thomson calls itself the Camellia City of the South, and in January, when most of the country has gone brown, the blooms open along fences and front walks like something the town held back on purpose. Eugene Lawn Care works those same yards — mowing and edging through the warm months, cutting back and clearing up when the growing slows. Mornings here begin with fog sitting on the low ground and dew heavy enough to soak a boot by the second yard of the day. Trimming close around a camellia takes a slower hand than the open middle of a lawn, and it is worth the extra minute every time. Thomson, Dearing, Norwood and the places just up the road all get the same attention.