A spring storm over Childress scours the sky clean and leaves the red dirt dark and the grass suddenly ambitious. Fowler Landscaping goes out after it, once the caliche firms up, and cuts before the growth outruns the week. The mower lays an even stripe across yards that spend most of the year fighting sun, and trimming squares the fence corners and the edges of the beds. Sidewalks and drives are edged back to a true line and blown clear, red dust and all. Out on this plain, a lawn that looks kept says more than any sign in the yard could.