West of Urbandale the subdivisions thin out into open ground, and the wind comes across it with nothing to break it — you feel it on the big corner lots where the sod is still new and the trees are barely taller than a truck. Pearson Mowing LLC takes on that kind of acreage, the wide-open yards that need long, straight passes and a mower that keeps its line all the way to the far stake. Trimming and edging follow, tightening up the drive aprons and the mailbox islands until the lot looks intentional. Sun-exposed turf out here dries fast and cuts clean in the afternoon. There is something plainly good about standing at the road afterward and seeing the whole thing run even.