Hobbs sits out on the Llano Estacado where the land lies so level that pilots come here just to ride the summer thermals above it. Under all that sky, Southwest Turf & Tree Care keeps lawns cut and edged in a place where green is something a person decides on and then keeps up. Mowing early beats the heat rising off the caliche; trimming takes the strips along drives and fence lines where a mower alone cannot finish the job. Seasonal cleanups take away the sand and the shinnery litter a Lea County wind delivers without being asked. From Hobbs over toward Lovington and Eunice, a mowed and edged yard stands out against a great deal of open ground, and that is what the route is for.