Landscaping, lawn maintenance, irrigation and tree work for Olympia Hills properties in Universal City.
Olympia Hills sits on the northeast side of Universal City, close enough to the city's golf course and event center that most residents know the rolling ground around Mount Olympus by sight. It is real rolling ground, too. Soil surveys on Athenian Drive and Acropolis Drive both show bedrock within about a foot to fifteen inches of the surface, under cobbly or silty clay sitting on slopes of 5 to 15 percent. Any crew digging a planting hole or an irrigation trench here runs into rock fast.
That shallow profile changes how a yard behaves. These soils are technically well drained, so despite being clay they hold very little water, and lawns and beds here can brown off between rains even while the ground stays heavy and hard to dig. New trees and shrubs usually need real soil brought in, or a raised or bermed bed, rather than the standard twice-the-rootball hole. Watering has to work with the slope too, in slow cycles that let water soak in instead of running downhill, which also keeps you on the right side of the city's rule against irrigation runoff leaving your property.
Hiring Corral Bros for an Olympia Hills property starts with a free, no-obligation visit, usually scheduled within 48 hours, where we look at the actual slope and soil depth on your lot before we price anything. From there we handle whatever the yard needs, from lawn maintenance and irrigation repair to tree work, drainage, and hardscape installs, sized to ground that does not forgive a generic plan.
We come out to your Athenian Drive, Acropolis Drive, or nearby address and look at the actual ground before quoting anything. Estimates are free, with no obligation, and we usually get out within 48 hours of your call. Because lots up here sit on shallow rock over slope, we check how deep the soil actually goes before pricing planting or irrigation work, not after. Call (737) 404-9343 to set a time.
Because the soil cover here is thin. Soil surveys around Athenian and Acropolis Drives show cobbly clay and silty clay sitting on bedrock as shallow as 12 to 15 inches down, with real slope on top of it. A standard hole or trench plan often does not work, so we plan for imported soil, raised beds, or berms where a tree or shrub needs more root room than the native profile gives it.
More attention to watering schedule than to fertilizer. These soils are well drained even though they are clay, so a shallow profile over rock holds little moisture and turf browns off fast between rains, especially on the sloped sections. We set up cycle-and-soak watering so water has time to soak in instead of running off, which also keeps you clear of the city's runoff rule.
Yes, we design and schedule around Stage I of the city's Drought Response Plan as a matter of course. That means hose-end and in-ground sprinklers only on your assigned day based on your address's last digit, and only in the overnight or late evening windows the city sets. Drip irrigation, soaker hoses, and hand watering are allowed any day, any time, which is often the better fit for these shallow, sloped lots anyway.
Yes, tree trimming, removal, and land clearing are regular parts of our work on ground like this. Slope and shallow bedrock change how a tree roots and how safely it can come down, so we assess lean, root plate, and footing before cutting anything. We also handle grading and drainage work when runoff from a slope is pooling or cutting a path across a yard.
We serve Olympia Hills as part of our regular Universal City coverage along the I-35 corridor and northeast Bexar County. We are licensed and insured for residential and commercial work, and we handle everything from lawn maintenance to irrigation repair to hardscapes in this area. Call (737) 404-9343 and we will get an estimate scheduled.
Free, no-pressure estimate from a local Bexar County crew. Call (737) 404-9343 or request a quote online.
