Lawn care in Winter Springs, Florida
Tuscawilla’s matured oak canopy and the HOA’s firm line on mowing height mean routine care here has to hold to a stricter standard than most subdivisions ask for.
- From base
- 3 mi from Longwood
- Residents
- 39,843
- County
- Seminole
What the yards look like out here
Tuscawilla’s streets were built out through the 1970s, 80s and 90s, and the oak canopy planted with those original subdivisions has fully matured — heavier shade and root systems than the newer construction just south in Oviedo. The Tuscawilla Homeowners Association holds a firm line on mowing height and shrub upkeep, and irrigation systems installed with those original homes need repair more often than in newer neighborhoods. It’s a short run down US 17-92 from the shop in Longwood, so a storm-dropped limb here gets looked at quickly.
Distance note
Winter Springs sits 3 miles from our Longwood base — close enough to hold a real schedule here, not a route we squeeze in when it happens to be convenient.
Everything we do in Winter Springs
- MowingWeekly and biweekly cuts, edged and blown clean every visit.
- Mulch InstallationFresh mulch beds that hold color and block weeds through the season.
- Shrub TrimmingHedges and shrubs shaped clean, not sheared flat.
- Fall & Spring Clean UpBeds, leaves and storm debris cleared before they choke out the lawn.
- Palm Trimming & InstallationDead fronds removed before hurricane season, new palms planted and staked.
- Irrigation System Installation & RepairNew sprinkler systems installed, existing ones diagnosed and fixed.
- New Sod InstallationOld turf stripped out, ground graded flat and new sod laid edge to edge.
- Landscape Design & RenovationBed redesign, replanting and rock or mulch work that resets a tired landscape.
Before hurricane season, the same visit covers the pre-storm walk-through — the canopy over the roofline, dead palm fronds, drainage and loose debris. How storm readiness works.
Nearby areas we cover
Winter Springs, Seminole County
Lawn care in Winter Springs — common questions
Our Tuscawilla irrigation is original to the house — can you repair it?
Yes. Systems installed with the original 1970s-to-90s Tuscawilla homes need repair more often than the newer setups south in Oviedo — worn valves, broken heads, zones that no longer reach. We diagnose and fix existing systems as well as install new ones, so water lands on the lawn instead of the sidewalk.
How do you handle the mature oak canopy on older Winter Springs lots before a storm?
The oaks planted with the original Tuscawilla subdivisions are fully grown now, with heavier shade and root systems than newer construction. Before storm season the walk-through flags dead or hanging limbs and any palm fronds overloading a head above the roofline. It is a short run down US 17-92 from the Longwood shop, so a storm-dropped limb here gets looked at quickly.
How often should St. Augustine grass be mowed in Central Florida?
Through the growing season — roughly March into November — St. Augustine grass wants cutting every five to seven days. In the summer rain it can put on two to three inches a week, and the rule that keeps it healthy is to never take off more than a third of the blade in one cut. That is why routine mowing runs weekly in summer and stretches to every other week only in the cooler months when growth slows.
Should palm trees get a "hurricane cut" before storm season?
No. There is no such thing as a hurricane cut. UF/IFAS is clear that stripping a palm back to a few upright fronds does not reduce wind resistance and actively harms the tree — green fronds are how a palm feeds itself, and over-pruning thins the trunk and leaves the growing point exposed. What genuinely helps before a storm is taking off the fronds that are already dead or brown, plus any loose fronds, seed pods or coconuts that could come down in high wind. That is the palm work worth doing.
What days can I water my lawn in Seminole County?
Seminole County runs the year-round schedule: twice a week from March through November, once a week from November through March, and no watering between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on any day. Odd-numbered street addresses water Wednesday and Saturday; even-numbered addresses water Thursday and Sunday. Hand watering with a shut-off nozzle is allowed any time, and newly installed landscape gets a 60-day establishment exception. A few cities layer their own rules on top, so it is worth checking yours.
Free property assessment anywhere in Winter Springs.
We walk the yard, tell you what actually needs doing — and what does not — and put a price on it before any work starts.
Area — Winter Springs, Seminole County, FL · 3 mi from base