Landscaping, lawn maintenance, irrigation and tree work for Rough Hollow properties in Lakeway.
Rough Hollow sits on the Highlands Development Agreement ground the City of Lakeway first signed off on back in 1997, platted out in sections over the years since, from Sec 1 through Sec 10, with the marina end of the neighborhood running right down to Yacht Club Cove on Lake Travis. Some of what we work on here is a standard quarter-acre lot. Some of it is a condominium building with an association managing the common grounds. Either way, the yard sits on the same limestone hillside the whole city is built on.
That hillside decides most of what a yard needs. Water does not sit here, it runs, so beds and lawns on a slope dry out fast in July and August while low spots near Hurst Creek or a drainage lot stay heavier. Zoysia and buffalo grass handle the heat better than cool-season turf ever will. Oaks need a real calendar, not a guess: cut them wrong between February and June and you are gambling with oak wilt, which the city has already traced to 26 infection centers inside Lakeway since 1988. Mulch, drip zones, and native plant choices do more work here than a sprinkler running on a timer.
Hiring us for a Rough Hollow property starts with a free on-site estimate, usually within 48 hours, where we look at your actual slope, soil, and tree cover before quoting anything. From there we handle the regular mowing and bed maintenance, irrigation repair or redesign, tree pruning on the city's legal schedule with sealant applied on the spot, and hardscape or drainage work if the lot needs it. We are licensed, insured, and local, and we price Rough Hollow jobs off what we see, not a phone estimate.
Yes. Rough Hollow is a mix of individual lots and condominium association grounds, with parcels spread across Sections 1, 2, 5A, 5B, 5C, 7 and 10, and we work with both homeowners and the maintenance contacts handling shared landscape and common lots. Call (737) 404-9343 and we will figure out which side of that line your property falls on before we quote anything.
We schedule a free, no-obligation on-site visit, usually within 48 hours of your call. We walk the lot, check slope and drainage toward the creek or lake side if you have it, note any oaks, and price the work from what we actually see rather than a phone guess. You get a straight number before anything gets scheduled.
Lakeway sits on limestone hillside running down to Lake Travis, so thin soil and fast runoff are the norm rather than the exception. We design beds and irrigation zones around that: drought-tolerant turf like zoysia or buffalo grass where you want lawn, native and adapted plants everywhere else, and drip or zoned sprinkler runs that put water where roots actually are instead of across a whole yard at once.
Not entirely, and not because we are being difficult. Lakeway's code caps impermeable underlay and small rock or decomposed granite at 10% of landscaped area each, and artificial turf at 25%, with turf barred from utility easements. A yard that leans on those materials still needs a real planted core, so we design around the caps instead of running into them later.
Lakeway's Diseased Tree Ordinance bars oak pruning from February 1 through June 30, the high-risk window for new oak wilt infections, and allows it July 1 through January 31, with late fall and early winter the safest stretch. We seal every oak cut within minutes of making it, no matter the size, because the city has tracked 26 oak wilt centers within its limits since 1988 and the fungus spreads root to root.
Plan on heat stress, fast-draining limestone soil, and deer pressure all hitting at once. We mow and feed to the grass type you have, keep mulch renewed on beds roughly twice a year the way the city recommends, and check irrigation coverage so water lands on root zones instead of running off a slope. Established, drought-adapted turf and beds hold up far better than anything watered on a flat, one-size schedule.
Free, no-pressure estimate from a local Travis County crew. Call (737) 404-9343 or request a quote online.
