Landscaping in Georgetown, where the square is old, the subdivisions are new, and the ground is limestone
Georgetown has 107,000 people and adds more every year, with a Victorian courthouse square at one end and Sun City Texas, the largest retirement community in the state, at the other. The yards run from century-old pecans downtown to brand-new builder lawns on shallow limestone soil.
Georgetown's housing is 70 percent owner-occupied with a median home of $429,100, by the Census Bureau's count, and it has been among the fastest-growing cities of its size in the country for most of a decade. The old town around the square and the San Gabriel River has big lots, pecans and live oaks older than the state, and St. Augustine lawns under them. Sun City Texas, Del Webb's 55-plus community on the west side, is thousands of homes with golf-course views, deer, HOA rules and owners who would rather not mow. The subdivisions along Williams Drive, Ronald Reagan Boulevard and the SH 130 corridor are new, with builder lawns on a few inches of soil over limestone and sprinkler systems still under warranty.
Limestone is the story west of I-35. Sod laid on two inches of caliche dies in July; beds dug into rock need imported soil and plants that root into it. The yards that do well in Georgetown are the ones designed around that: natives, decomposed granite, drip irrigation, and lawn only where there is soil to support it. Sun City's residents have figured this out and the demand for xeriscape conversions there is steady, as is the demand for a yard that needs a crew twice a month instead of an owner on a Saturday.
Georgetown has its own tree preservation ordinance covering larger trees, and the contractor checks it before any removal. HOA review applies in Sun City and most of the newer subdivisions. Georgetown is the north end of the service area, and crews route there on set days.
What Georgetown yards get
Limestone-smart yards
Imported soil where sod is wanted, natives and granite where it is not, drip everywhere.
Sun City Texas
Low-maintenance conversions, deer-resistant plant lists and set-day care for owners who are done mowing.
Old-town trees
Century pecans and live oaks pruned in the right window, inspected for decay, removed only with the city's permit.
New-subdivision lawns
Builder sod and sprinklers along Williams Drive and SH 130 set up to survive their first summer.
City ordinance checked
Georgetown's tree preservation rules reviewed before any removal is quoted.
Set-day routing
Georgetown is the north end of the route; walk-throughs and maintenance on fixed days.
Neighborhoods and roads
- Downtown & the courthouse square
- Old Town / San Gabriel River
- Sun City Texas
- Williams Drive corridor
- Ronald Reagan Boulevard
- Wolf Ranch
- Berry Creek
- Teravista (Georgetown side)
- Serenada
- SH 130 corridor
- Rancho Sienna
- Georgetown 78626 · 78628 · 78633
Services in Georgetown
- Lawn care, mowing, beds and mulch, sod
- Tree trimming, tree removal, stump grinding
- Landscape design, patios and walls, xeriscaping, lighting, irrigation repair
Asked in Georgetown
Do you work in Sun City Texas?
Yes, regularly: xeriscape conversions, deer-resistant beds, set-day maintenance and tree care, with the community's rules followed.
Why does sod keep dying in my new Georgetown yard?
There is no soil under it. West of I-35 the builder sodded over a few inches of caliche. The fix is topsoil before new sod, or a smaller lawn and natives that root into rock.
Does Georgetown have a tree ordinance?
Yes, a tree preservation ordinance covering larger trees. The contractor checks the current rule for your lot before a removal is quoted.
What plants handle deer in Sun City?
Agarita, cenizo, yucca, salvias, muhly grass, rosemary and Texas mountain laurel are mostly left alone. Roses and daylilies are deer food.
Can you care for the pecans downtown?
Yes. Deadwood removal, crown cleaning and a decay inspection on the big old pecans, pruned in late winter.
Is there a travel charge to Georgetown?
No. Same prices across the service area.
Nearby: Round Rock · Leander · Hutto · whole service area