Union Hall sits where the Blue Ridge foothills roll down to meet Smith Mountain Lake, and half the yards here tilt toward water. Halls Lawn Maintenance, LLC mows and trims those slopes right through the long green season, working the coves and back lanes where lawn gives way to pine and pasture. July mornings come up hazy off the lake and burn clear by ten, and the grass grows like it has somewhere to be. There is a real satisfaction in cutting a bank clean down toward the dock line and standing back to watch the stripes follow the shape of the land. Come evening the lawn holds the light a little longer than the water does.