North of Sassafras Fork the land runs up toward Kerr Lake, and the wind off that water carries a long way across open field. NC Land Works handles the growing-season work in between — mowing, trimming around ponds and fence lines, edging walks and drives, spreading mulch, and clearing leaves once the hardwoods thin out. Properties out this way tend to be generous, with more grass than a push mower will ever answer for, so keeping them even is a matter of coming back on time. The first cool morning of October, cutting with frost still lying in the shade, is the hour worth getting up for. Lawn care in Sassafras Fork, Stovall, Bullock, Oxford and Creedmoor.