East of Charleston the ground goes flat and generous, and a September morning in Ashmore starts with fog sitting low over the fields until the sun gets around to burning it off. Sims Septic Pumping LLC. is out in those yards with the mowing, trimming, and edging that keep a place looking tended — around porch posts, along the gravel, up against the edge of a garden. Coles County grass makes its big push in early summer and then again after the fall rains, and the schedule follows it both times. Cleanups take away what the season leaves behind, so the lawn heads into winter looking looked-after. It is straightforward work with a result that shows in every straight line along the walk.