Barnesville sits on the eastern lip of the Red River Valley, where the land goes so level that a grove of trees counts as a landmark and you can watch weather approach for an hour before it gets to you. Flatland Landscape Company earns its name out here, mowing and maintaining lawns across the black-soil summer and plowing those same properties once the valley goes white. Flat country means wind, and wind means drifting — a storm that drops four inches can pile two feet against a garage door. So winter is about anticipating where the snow will come to rest, and summer is about holding a straight line honest across a lot with no slope to hide behind. Both are done in full view of everyone driving past, which is a decent reason to do them well.