South of town the pavement gives out and the road drops toward Rose Creek and the old covered bridge, where the yards sit under big hardwoods. Boone Landscape Design keeps them cut and kept, with mowing, edging, trimming and a cleanup pass at the end of every visit. Watkinsville has a habit of noticing how a place looks, and a well-kept lawn is the plainest way to join in. Autumn sends leaves down in waves off the oaks and hickories, and clearing them out is its own kind of satisfying. By spring the turf comes back thick and the whole round begins again.