Villa Rica sits on ground that was dug for gold long before anybody thought to mow it, and the ridge above Stockmar Park still shows quartz turned up in the red clay. Alternative Environments, Inc. tends the greener version of that same ground — mowing, edging, trimming, bed upkeep and seasonal cleanup for homes and businesses around town. Piedmont lawns are a negotiation with hills and hardpan, so the slope and the shade get read before the first pass is ever cut. Spring arrives fast here, all dogwood and new pine, and a lawn handled right in March carries the whole rest of the year. It's plain satisfaction: a yard that looks tended without ever looking fussed over.