A scroll-driven field note — No. 02
An Austin yard,
rebuilt from the soil up.
Trade: Landscaping & lawn service
Ground: Austin, Texas
Line: (512) 599-4565
A scroll-driven field note — No. 02
Chapter 01 — Discovery
Owner Ryan Sullivan has been doing this since 2011, and the first visit still works the same way: a real person on your lot, looking at sun, slope, soil, and drainage. We ask how you actually use the yard — kids, dogs, dinner parties, or just a view from the kitchen window. Then we talk through options at different price points and put the numbers in writing. No pressure, no same-day discounts, no mystery line items.
Austin soil is thin, the summers are long, and the water rules are real. Our designs lean on native and adapted plantings, efficient irrigation zones, and drainage that moves water away from the foundation instead of toward it. The plan balances architecture, materials, and function — so the yard looks better in year three than on install day.
And we build what we draw. Plantings, stone, sod, turf, lighting, and fabricated steel features go in with our own crew.
Chapter 02 — Water
A sprinkler system should water each zone the way that zone drinks — lawn, beds, and trees all want different things. We install new systems zoned by plant type, and on existing systems we’d rather tune than replace: find the leak, swap the tired heads, re-balance coverage. Efficient irrigation is also the difference between a new planting that survives its first August and one that doesn’t.
Bare dirt becomes turf in a specific order: aerate the compacted ground, top-dress with nutrients to build soil depth, then lay sod or seed — in spring or early autumn, when Central Texas gives roots their best window. Then we stay: follow-up visits check rooting and watering until the lawn is established, usually six to eight weeks.
Consistent watering in those first weeks is the whole game. We hand you a schedule and come back to check it.
Chapter 03 — Care
Installations fade fast without follow-through. Our maintenance programs cover mowing, edging, pruning, and seasonal cleanups on a schedule that fits the property — weekly for high-visibility commercial sites, bi-weekly or monthly for homes. We work from the plan we installed: the right cut height for your grass, pruning timed to the species, beds kept clean so the design keeps reading the way it was drawn.
| Service | What it covers | Sample range |
|---|---|---|
| Landscape design & install | Custom plans, native plantings, hardscapes, sod, artificial turf, steel features | $2,500+ |
| Irrigation install & repair | New zoned systems, leak repair, head replacement, coverage tuning | $150–$2,500 |
| Landscape maintenance | Mowing, edging, pruning, seasonal cleanups, lawn-care programs | $45–$85 / visit |
| New lawn installation | Aeration, top dressing, sod or seed, soil prep, establishment follow-ups | $1.20–$2.40 / sq ft |
| Outdoor lighting | Path lights, uplights, accent lighting for evenings and curb appeal | $900+ |
| Artificial turf | Site assessment, precision install, low-water lawns, upkeep programs | $8–$14 / sq ft |
Sample ranges — final quote follows the on-site walk-through.
Spring and early autumn. Those seasons give sod and seed moderate temperatures and enough moisture to root before the extremes arrive.
Two to three weeks to root; six to eight weeks to fully establish. Watering has to stay consistent through that window — we set the schedule and check back.
Yes — we recommend it. Aeration breaks up compacted soil so roots can go deep. We also aerate existing lawns once or twice a year.
Walk-through first, numbers second. We visit, listen, lay out options at different price points, and send a written estimate before anything is scheduled.
Yes. Residential and commercial — from single homes to multi-property maintenance accounts around Austin.
The view — Chapter 04
Every project here started as a walk-through and a conversation. If your yard is tired, patchy, draining wrong, or just not yours yet — the next step is a visit, not a form. Call and talk to someone who has been in Austin yards since 2011.
Why us
Who we serve
Single-family homes across Austin: designed for the lot, built to last, and maintained to stay sharp.
Commercial grounds, HOAs, and property managers — scheduled service, one accountable crew, clear reporting.
How we work
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We look at the job in person and note everything that matters.
You get a clear, itemized price before any work starts. No surprises.
We do the work, clean up, and walk it through with you at the end.
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Service area
Round Rock · Cedar Park · Pflugerville · Georgetown · Lakeway · Dripping Springs
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